A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 155 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia (96 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 139.3527 East, latitude -3.2995 South, depth = 56.29 km. The temblor was detected at 22:33:26 / 10:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/10/19 / 2019-10-29 13:33:26 / October 29, 2019 @ 1:33 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.29 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000642e. Unique identifier: us7000642e.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 155 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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