A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 201 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (125 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:51:24 / 1:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 126.5574° East, 2.8129° North, depth 68.3 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/12/18 / 2018-12-15 05:51:24 / December 15, 2018 @ 5:51 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 68.3 km (42 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000itsf. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000itsf.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 201 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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