A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Galesong in Indonesia on Tuesday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:50:05 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100048st. Id of event: us100048st. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 15.97 km (10 miles). Exact location of event, depth 15.97 km, 118.9665° East, -5.2217° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/12/15 / 2015-12-22 13:50:05 / December 22, 2015 @ 1:50 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Makassar, Galesong. The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Makassar (c. 1 321 700 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Galesong (c. 83 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 45 km WNW of Galesong, Indonesia.
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