A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 288 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (179 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). 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: 15/12/17 / 2017-12-15 21:02:10 / December 15, 2017 @ 9:02 pm. The temblor was detected at 06:02:10 / 6:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 128.9867 East, latitude -6.7647 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us1000buih. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000buih.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 288 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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