A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 185 km SSW of Palimbang, Philippines (115 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.2624 East, latitude 4.8188 North, depth = 554.52 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:17:40 / 12:17 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 23/10/17 / 2017-10-23 16:17:40 / October 23, 2017 @ 4:17 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000avy5. Event ids that are associated: us1000avy5. The epicenter was at a depth of 554.52 km (345 miles).
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 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 have been detected nearby.
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