A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Ambon in Indonesia on Friday. Event id: us7000mqrw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqrw. 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 42.529 km (26 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:27:15 / 11:27 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/05/24 / 2024-05-31 23:27:15 / May 31, 2024 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 42.529 km, 128.1364° East, -3.0919° South.
Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Amahai, Ambon. Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 66 km N of Ambon, Indonesia.
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