A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. The temblor was reported at 03:24:30 / 3:24 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 24.751 km (15 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nz6e. Id of event: us7000nz6e. Exact location, longitude 128.2757° East, latitude 2.4033° North, depth = 24.751 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/24 / 2024-12-16 03:24:30 / December 16, 2024 @ 3:24 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-eight 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 80 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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