A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Saparua in Indonesia on Monday. Event id: us1000i0uh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000i0uh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 131.83 km (82 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:30:45 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 131.83 km, 128.7357° East, -4.0894° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/12/18 / 2018-12-03 00:30:45 / December 3, 2018 @ 12:30 am.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amahai, Ambon (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 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 one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 58 km S of Saparua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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