A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 174 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia (108 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:34:15 / 1:34 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/17 / 2017-02-02 06:34:15 / February 2, 2017 @ 6:34 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us20008fuh. Unique identifier: us20008fuh. Exact location, longitude 102.4137° East, latitude -5.8539° South, depth = 41.35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 41.35 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 174 km WSW of Kuripan, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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