A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 106 km SW of Kuripan, Indonesia (66 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 22:45:24 / 10:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 15:45:24 / December 18, 2016 @ 3:45 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007pvb. Unique identifier: us10007pvb. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 103.189 East, latitude -5.8122 South, depth = 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 106 km SW of Kuripan, Indonesia.
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