A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 139.91 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 129.7195 East, latitude -7.1577 South, depth = 139.91 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/24 / 2024-12-11 19:54:47 / December 11, 2024 @ 7:54 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 19:54:47 / 7:54 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nxxr. Id of event: us7000nxxr.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia.
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