A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km NNW of Congkar, Indonesia (66 miles) on Thursday. Exact location, longitude 120.2184° East, latitude -7.3328° South, depth = 569.14 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/12/19 / 2019-12-18 20:32:24 / December 18, 2019 @ 8:32 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 569.14 km (354 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006u9j. Id of event: us70006u9j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 04:32:24 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 106 km NNW of Congkar, Indonesia.
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