A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 126 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia (78 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 15:18:00 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 139.6401° East, -3.2726° South, depth 63.27 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.27 km (39 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 06:18:00 / December 21, 2019 @ 6:18 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us70006pcr. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006pcr.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 126 km SW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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