A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 76 km NNW of Molobulahe, Indonesia (47 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/12/17 / 2017-12-05 22:19:05 / December 5, 2017 @ 10:19 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.48 km (36 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:19:05 / 6:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 122.3933 East, latitude 1.3 North, depth = 57.48 km. Event id: us2000c3hh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c3hh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 76 km NNW of Molobulahe, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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