A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 150 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia (93 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 126.4789° East, 1.8449° North, depth 47.16 km. Global time and date of event 22/01/17 / 2017-01-22 11:42:43 / January 22, 2017 @ 11:42 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.16 km (29 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007uti. Unique identifier: us10007uti. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:42:43 / 7:42 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 150 km ENE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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