A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Karita in Indonesia. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/17 / 2017-12-19 15:44:33 / December 19, 2017 @ 3:44 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 120.0928 East, latitude -9.8549 South, depth = 62.17 km. The temblor was picked up at 23:44:33 / 11:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.17 km (39 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000bt3m. Event ids that are associated: us1000bt3m.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waingapu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 29 km (18 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 8 km N of Karita, Indonesia.
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