A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Masohi in Indonesia on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/24 / 2024-05-26 17:31:03 / May 26, 2024 @ 5:31 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000n14l. Event ids that are associated: us6000n14l. Exact location, longitude 129.3732° East, latitude -2.7818° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 17:31:03 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Amahai. Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 72 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia.
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