A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 198 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (123 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:01:38 / 6:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/15 / 2015-12-16 22:01:38 / December 16, 2015 @ 10:01 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59.73 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 127.3333° East, 3.3873° North, depth 59.73 km. Event id: us100047sk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100047sk.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 three, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 198 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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