A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 86 km NE of Amsterdam Island, France (53 miles) on Saturday. 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: 05/09/15 / 2015-09-05 15:05:45 / September 5, 2015 @ 3:05 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 78.1674° East, -37.2555° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 20:05:45 / 8:05 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us20003gqk. Event ids that are associated: us20003gqk.
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. 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: 86 km NE of Amsterdam Island, France.
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