A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 219 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (136 miles). 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 65.1 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10007ucy. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007ucy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/01/17 / 2017-01-03 08:35:31 / January 3, 2017 @ 8:35 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:35:31 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 128.7677° East, 3.5607° North, depth 65.1 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 219 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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