A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 186.828 km, 127.4689° East, 1.0654° North. Global time and date of event 04/12/24 / 2024-12-04 19:51:50 / December 4, 2024 @ 7:51 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000nzk1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nzk1. The epicenter was at a depth of 186.828 km (116 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:51:50 / 7:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Ternate (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 32 km (20 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 31 km NNE of Ternate, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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