A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 180 km SSW of Tual, Indonesia (112 miles). Unique identifier: us6000phkk. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000phkk. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/12/24 / 2024-12-21 13:04:58 / December 21, 2024 @ 1:04 pm. Exact location of event, depth 45.444 km, 132.0318° East, -7.0978° South. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:04:58 / 1:04 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.444 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days 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.
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