A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Amahai in Indonesia. The temblor was picked up at 22:15:37 / 10:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 128.921° East, -3.6955° South. Id of earthquake: us7000nzbx. Event ids that are associated: us7000nzbx. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/24 / 2024-12-03 22:15:37 / December 3, 2024 @ 10:15 pm. 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 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ambon, Amahai.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve 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. 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. 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: 39 km S of Amahai, Indonesia.
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