A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 159 km W of Fakfak, Indonesia (99 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 22:09:07 / December 14, 2024 @ 10:09 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 130.8838 East, latitude -3.1858 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 22:09:07 / 10:09 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nyxe. Event ids that are associated: us7000nyxe. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 159 km W of Fakfak, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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