A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 207 km ENE of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island (129 miles). Exact location of event, depth 43 km, 107.4986° East, -9.889° South. The temblor was reported at 05:13:48 / 5:13 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/05/17 / 2017-05-04 22:13:48 / May 4, 2017 @ 10:13 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 43 km (27 miles). Unique identifier: us10008ph8. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008ph8.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 207 km ENE of Flying Fish Cove, Christmas Island.
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