A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 127 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia (79 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 44.57 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:06:26 / 9:06 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 12:06:26 / December 9, 2015 @ 12:06 pm. Exact location of event, depth 44.57 km, 129.7027° East, -4.176° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20004fuh. Event ids that are associated: us20004fuh.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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: 127 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia.
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