A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Monday. Unique identifier: us2000c5et. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000c5et. Exact location of earthquake, 128.1717° East, 2.2841° North, depth 30.94 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/17 / 2017-12-17 15:53:22 / December 17, 2017 @ 3:53 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.94 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:53:22 / 12:53 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 64 km (40 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 64 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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