A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 18:18:29 / 6:18 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 120.88 km, 126.8408° East, 1.0142° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/06/20 / 2020-06-10 18:18:29 / June 10, 2020 @ 6:18 pm. Event id: us6000adhx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000adhx. The epicenter was at a depth of 120.88 km (75 miles).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 65 km (41 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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