A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Tanjung in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact location of event, depth 34.487 km, 115.1192° East, -2.0618° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p02j. Unique identifier: us7000p02j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:37:59 / 12:37 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/24 / 2024-12-07 00:37:59 / December 7, 2024 @ 12:37 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.487 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 Barabai, Amuntai. Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Barabai (c. 60 200 pop), 42 km (26 miles) from Amuntai (c. 55 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 34 km WNW of Tanjung, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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