A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 04:58:52 / 4:58 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 128.1056° East, latitude 2.2341° North, depth = 167.834 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 167.834 km (104 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/11/24 / 2024-11-23 04:58:52 / November 23, 2024 @ 4:58 am. Unique identifier: us6000p76u. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000p76u.
The epicenter was 57 km (36 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 56 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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