A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 186 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (116 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000c235. Unique identifier: us2000c235. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:11:17 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.8915 East, latitude -7.0505 South, depth = 156.83 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 156.83 km (97 miles). Global time and date of event 03/12/17 / 2017-12-03 13:11:17 / December 3, 2017 @ 1:11 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 186 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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