A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Masohi in Indonesia. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.3991 East, latitude -2.7278 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/24 / 2024-12-02 12:19:09 / December 2, 2024 @ 12:19 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000nvf3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nvf3. The earthquake was roughly 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). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:19:09 / 12:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 86 km (54 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amahai (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every 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.
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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: 79 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia.
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