A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 155 km E of Amahai, Indonesia (96 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us1000c0pr. Event ids that are associated: us1000c0pr. Global time and date of event 20/12/17 / 2017-12-20 17:32:32 / December 20, 2017 @ 5:32 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.51 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 130.3092° East, -3.4301° South, depth 38.51 km. The temblor was reported at 02:32:32 / 2:32 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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