A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Ngarangiakambera in Indonesia on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 119.9395 East, latitude -9.7418 South, depth = 57.73 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.73 km (36 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Ngarangiakambera in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us10006dd8. Unique identifier: us10006dd8. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 18:20:12 / August 12, 2016 @ 6:20 pm. The temblor was picked up at 02:20:12 / 2:20 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waingapu. Epicenter of the event was 37 km (23 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 10 km SW of Ngarangiakambera, Indonesia.
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