A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Bilungala in Indonesia on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.4091 East, latitude 0.133 North, depth = 122.67 km. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:13:12 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Bilungala in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20003j3s. Event ids that are associated: us20003j3s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.67 km (76 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/09/15 / 2015-09-13 01:13:12 / September 13, 2015 @ 1:13 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 60 km (37 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 35 km SE of Bilungala, Indonesia.
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