A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 82 km S of Mekarsari, Indonesia (51 miles). Event id: us20004hj3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004hj3. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:23:44 / 5:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 34.18 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 16/12/15 / 2015-12-16 10:23:44 / December 16, 2015 @ 10:23 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 106.967° East, -8.1775° South, depth 34.18 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 82 km S of Mekarsari, Indonesia.
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