A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 81 km W of Tiku, Indonesia (50 miles). Exact location, longitude 99.1925° East, latitude -0.3862° South, depth = 61.8 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:46:34 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000iwez. Event ids that are associated: us2000iwez. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/12/18 / 2018-12-22 21:46:34 / December 22, 2018 @ 9:46 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 61.8 km (38 miles).
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 81 km W of Tiku, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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