A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 243 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia (151 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:55:33 / 6:55 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007ub1. Event ids that are associated: us10007ub1. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 128.8027° East, latitude 3.7851° North, depth = 54 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/01/17 / 2017-01-02 21:55:33 / January 2, 2017 @ 9:55 pm.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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