A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 64.01 km (40 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 128.5825° East, 2.299° North, depth 64.01 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/19 / 2019-12-01 17:24:09 / December 1, 2019 @ 5:24 pm. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:24:09 / 2:24 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006f0z. Id of event: us70006f0z.
The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tobelo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 seventy 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.
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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. 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: 89 km NE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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