Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Saumlaki in Indonesia

Earthquake location -6.7377S, 129.7935WA light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 215 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (134 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/12/19 / 2019-12-14 05:23:49 / December 14, 2019 @ 5:23 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:23:49 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 129.7935° East, -6.7377° South, depth 160.94 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 160.94 km (100 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006rew. Id of event: us60006rew.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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: 215 km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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