A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 81 km WNW of Cangkeuteuk Sabrang, Indonesia (50 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 104.9041 East, latitude -6.5749 South, depth = 52.94 km. Id of earthquake: us10006d82. Event ids that are associated: us10006d82. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.94 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:17:15 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 07:17:15 / August 12, 2016 @ 7:17 am. A tsunami warning has been issued near Cangkeuteuk Sabrang in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 81 km WNW of Cangkeuteuk Sabrang, Indonesia.
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