A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 104 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia (65 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/08/15 / 2015-08-03 19:55:40 / August 3, 2015 @ 7:55 pm. Exact location of event, depth 52.67 km, 95.1125° East, 4.6401° North. All ids that are associated to the event: us10002xl5. Unique identifier: us10002xl5. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:55:40 / 1:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Banda Aceh in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.67 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 104 km SSW of Banda Aceh, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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