A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 225 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (140 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700049dp. Id of event: us700049dp. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 13:46:47 / June 24, 2019 @ 1:46 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:46:47 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 138.5968 East, latitude -2.2403 South, depth = 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days thirty-nine, in the past 30 days fourty and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 225 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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