A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 79 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan (49 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002xg2. Id of event: us10002xg2. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:16:02 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.31 km (14 miles). Exact location of event, depth 22.31 km, 65.9291° East, 27.4116° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 13:16:02 / August 3, 2015 @ 1:16 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 79 km WSW of Khuzdar, Pakistan.
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