Friday 15 November 2024, 04:27: earthquake at Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia
Earthquakes with magnitude 4.6 felt at 04:27 on 15 November 2024.
Place: Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia.
On Friday 15 November 2024 at 04:27 an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 and depth 11 km was recorded in Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 04:27 on 15 November 2024 with epicenter Kepulauan Sangihe, Indonesia, having a depth of 11 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 4.6, therefore between 4 and 5, this earthquake is classified as "light". This type of earthquake generates noticeable
oscillations for interior items, but structural damage to buildings is rare.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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