A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, Pulau-Pulau Talaud, Indonesia (0 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:30:12 / 2:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 126.8781° East, 4.2633° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000bpuh. Unique identifier: us7000bpuh. Global time and date of event 15/09/20 / 2020-09-15 14:30:12 / September 15, 2020 @ 2:30 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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