A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 198 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia (123 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007m2k. Event ids that are associated: us10007m2k. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.87 East, latitude -5.3637 South, depth = 262.18 km. The temblor was reported at 21:41:30 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 262.18 km (163 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 14/12/16 / 2016-12-14 12:41:30 / December 14, 2016 @ 12:41 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 198 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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