A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 223 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (139 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.48 km (25 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/15 / 2015-12-03 21:50:59 / December 3, 2015 @ 9:50 pm. The temblor was reported at 06:50:59 / 6:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 130.9271 East, latitude -3.2974 South, depth = 39.48 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100044q3. Id of event: us100044q3.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 223 km E of Amahai, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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