A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 123 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia (76 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 20:21:12 / December 9, 2015 @ 8:21 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20004g07. Ids that are associated to the event: us20004g07. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:21:12 / 5:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 129.6706° East, -4.155° South, depth 35 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days twenty-two 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 123 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia.
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