A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 74 km S of Pisangkemeng, Indonesia (46 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude 117.6874 East, latitude -9.4678 South, depth = 78.74 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:28:27 / 8:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d3lw. Id of event: us2000d3lw. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78.74 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 00:28:27 / February 17, 2018 @ 12:28 am.
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 two and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 74 km S of Pisangkemeng, Indonesia.
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