A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 99 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia (62 miles). Id of earthquake: us20004gh8. Event ids that are associated: us20004gh8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 01:16:53 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 129.4888° East, -4.0256° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 16:16:53 / December 9, 2015 @ 4:16 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 99 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia.
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