A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (89 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/11/20 / 2020-11-20 13:47:48 / November 20, 2020 @ 1:47 pm. Exact location of event, depth 47.98 km, 126.9497° East, 2.4795° North. Event id: us6000cs11. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000cs11. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.98 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 13:47:48 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 144 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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