A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 129.13 km (80 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:50:41 / 5:50 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000709g. Id of event: us7000709g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/12/19 / 2019-12-31 09:50:41 / December 31, 2019 @ 9:50 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 129.13 km, 123.5328° East, 0.0527° North.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km SE of Bilungala, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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