A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 131 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (81 miles) on Monday. Global time and date of event 07/07/19 / 2019-07-07 17:05:16 / July 7, 2019 @ 5:05 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 126.2116° East, 0.5388° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004e2f. Id of event: us70004e2f. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:05:16 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 131 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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