A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Nebe in Indonesia on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 17:25:11 / 5:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 199.55 km, 122.4998° East, -8.4477° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 199.55 km (124 miles). Id of earthquake: us100096mg. Event ids that are associated: us100096mg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/07/17 / 2017-07-04 09:25:11 / July 4, 2017 @ 9:25 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Event epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Maumere (c. 47 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maumere.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km WNW of Nebe, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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