A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia (65 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 01:08:52 / May 23, 2024 @ 1:08 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 59.611 km (37 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 126.5557 East, latitude 1.2484 North, depth = 59.611 km. The temblor was picked up at 01:08:52 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mp0f. Id of event: us7000mp0f.
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 nine and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 105 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia.
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