A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Masohi in Indonesia on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 129.5378 East, latitude -2.905 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 11:16:05 / October 1, 2024 @ 11:16 am. The temblor was reported at 11:16:05 / 11:16 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000nhg2. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nhg2.
Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Amahai. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 76 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia.
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