A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Pototano in Indonesia on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 02:48:33 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 02:48:33 / December 15, 2024 @ 2:48 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000nyyx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nyyx. Exact location, longitude 117.8114° East, latitude -8.0137° South, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sumbawa Besar.
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 57 km NE of Pototano, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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