A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 59 km ESE of Watubuku, Indonesia (37 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 119.02 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:25:57 / 8:25 pm (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: us60006qnc. Id of event: us60006qnc. Exact location, longitude 123.2604° East, latitude -8.775° South, depth = 119.02 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/12/19 / 2019-12-04 12:25:57 / December 4, 2019 @ 12:25 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 59 km ESE of Watubuku, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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