A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km NW of Masohi, Indonesia (85 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/24 / 2024-12-19 06:16:25 / December 19, 2024 @ 6:16 am. Id of earthquake: us7000nzys. Event ids that are associated: us7000nzys. Exact location, longitude 128.1897° East, latitude -2.3313° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 06:16:25 / 6:16 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Questions or comments?
How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 137 km NW of Masohi, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply