A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 217 km S of Tondano, Indonesia (135 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.16 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 09:39:23 / 9:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 125.1056 East, latitude -0.656 South, depth = 41.16 km. Event id: us6000d5hi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000d5hi. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/12/20 / 2020-12-22 09:39:23 / December 22, 2020 @ 9:39 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five 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.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 217 km S of Tondano, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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