A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 217 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (135 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:57:55 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iut5. Id of event: us2000iut5. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/18 / 2018-12-18 16:57:55 / December 18, 2018 @ 4:57 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 129.3164° East, latitude -5.4212° South, depth = 246.24 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 246.24 km (153 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 217 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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