A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (116 miles) on Saturday. Event id: us70006284. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006284. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.54 km (17 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:41:54 / 11:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 27.54 km, 130.5984° East, -3.3303° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/11/19 / 2019-11-02 02:41:54 / November 2, 2019 @ 2:41 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 186 km E of Amahai, Indonesia.
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