A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (117 miles). Event id: us100097z5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100097z5. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/07/17 / 2017-07-07 20:42:35 / July 7, 2017 @ 8:42 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.36 km (28 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 126.8839 East, latitude 3.02 North, depth = 44.36 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:42:35 / 4:42 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 189 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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