A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia (80 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 01:44:47 / December 18, 2016 @ 1:44 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:44:47 / 9:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.72 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us2000823w. Event ids that are associated: us2000823w. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.1275 East, latitude 0.7603 North, depth = 45.72 km.
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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 129 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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