A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 223 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (139 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location of event, longitude 138.5714 East, latitude -2.7217 South, depth = 9.26 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.26 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Abepura in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 18:46:28 / September 21, 2015 @ 6:46 pm. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:46:28 / 3:46 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us20003miv. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003miv.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 223 km W of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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