A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Sumbawa Besar in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 45.91 km (29 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:33:49 / 6:33 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000clrc. Event ids that are associated: us7000clrc. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 117.7241 East, latitude -8.9058 South, depth = 45.91 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/12/20 / 2020-12-01 18:33:49 / December 1, 2020 @ 6:33 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sumbawa Besar.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 56 km SE of Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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