A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Pulaupanggung in Indonesia. All ids that are associated to the event: us10005cxc. Unique identifier: us10005cxc. Exact location, longitude 104.4715° East, latitude -5.0928° South, depth = 132.67 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 132.67 km (82 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Pulaupanggung in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 04:21:25 / May 2, 2016 @ 4:21 am UTC/GMT. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:21:25 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 95 km (59 miles) from Bandarlampung (c. 800 300 pop), 93 km (57 miles) from Metro (c. 149 500 pop), 112 km (70 miles) from Baturaja (c. 134 800 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Terbanggi Besar (c. 52 600 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Kotabumi (c. 42 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Baturaja, Bandarlampung, Metro.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km NW of Pulaupanggung, Indonesia.
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