A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 170 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia (106 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000d4qn. Unique identifier: us6000d4qn. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.4408 East, latitude -0.185 South, depth = 63.34 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:05:16 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/01/21 / 2021-01-01 04:05:16 / January 1, 2021 @ 4:05 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 63.34 km (39 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 170 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia.
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