A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 225 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (140 miles) on Friday. Id of earthquake: us2000isyh. Event ids that are associated: us2000isyh. The temblor was reported at 04:00:42 / 4:00 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/12/18 / 2018-12-06 19:00:42 / December 6, 2018 @ 7:00 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 129.5787° East, -6.8837° South, depth 145.18 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145.18 km (90 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 225 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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