A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 261 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (162 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/12/16 / 2016-12-16 14:58:02 / December 16, 2016 @ 2:58 pm. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:58:02 / 11:58 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us200081dw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200081dw. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 202.39 km (126 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 129.3734° East, latitude -5.8157° South, depth = 202.39 km.
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 five and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 261 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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