A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia (100 miles) on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/11/24 / 2024-11-17 23:01:10 / November 17, 2024 @ 11:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 139.447° East, -1.755° South. Unique identifier: us7000nsbt. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nsbt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:01:10 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 161 km NW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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