A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 278 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia (173 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:14:20 / 4:14 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000bah7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000bah7. Exact location of event, depth 268.68 km, 128.7507° East, -6.1459° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 268.68 km (167 miles). Global time and date of event 02/08/20 / 2020-08-02 04:14:20 / August 2, 2020 @ 4:14 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 278 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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