A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 km NNW of Dobo, Indonesia (47 miles) on Saturday. Event id: us70006pen. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006pen. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 134.0089° East, -5.1051° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:25:28 / 8:25 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 11:25:28 / December 21, 2019 @ 11:25 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 76 km NNW of Dobo, Indonesia.
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