A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Ambon in Indonesia on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 97.125 km, 128.2527° East, -3.455° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/06/24 / 2024-06-07 00:46:50 / June 7, 2024 @ 12:46 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 97.125 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 00:46:50 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000mqv5. Event ids that are associated: us7000mqv5.
Event epicenter was 28 km (17 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amahai, Ambon (min 5000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 27 km NNE of Ambon, Indonesia.
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