A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia (129 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/18 / 2018-02-17 05:31:00 / February 17, 2018 @ 5:31 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.94 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d3rh. Unique identifier: us2000d3rh. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.8191 East, latitude 3.174 North, depth = 57.94 km. The temblor was picked up at 13:31:00 / 1:31 pm (local time epicenter).
Each 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 sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 207 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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