A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 110 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia (68 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 129.5867° East, -4.072° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us20004gi0. Unique identifier: us20004gi0. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 16:46:01 / December 9, 2015 @ 4:46 pm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:01 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days thirty-four and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 110 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia.
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