A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Ambon in Indonesia on Saturday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:06:38 / 12:06 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000n8wx. Event ids that are associated: us6000n8wx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 238.085 km (148 miles). Exact location of event, depth 238.085 km, 127.5468° East, -4.1513° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 00:06:38 / June 22, 2024 @ 12:06 am.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ambon. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 86 km SW of Ambon, Indonesia.
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