A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 201 km ESE of Amahai, Indonesia (125 miles) on Thursday. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:29 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.77 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/12/15 / 2015-12-09 16:46:29 / December 9, 2015 @ 4:46 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.5648 East, latitude -4.0891 South, depth = 45.77 km. Event id: us20004gj6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gj6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days twenty-nine, in the past 30 days twenty-nine and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 201 km ESE of Amahai, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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