A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia (0 miles). Event id: us2000iwbs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iwbs. Exact location of event, depth 95.01 km, 121.7201° East, 0.5552° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 16:13:28 / December 22, 2018 @ 4:13 pm. The temblor was detected at 16:13:28 / 4:13 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 95.01 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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