A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004a48. Id of event: us10004a48. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/12/15 / 2015-12-28 17:31:15 / December 28, 2015 @ 5:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 127.39 km, 127.3066° East, 1.8295° North. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:31:15 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 127.39 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tobelo. The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 79 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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