A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Bowen in Australia on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006em9. Id of event: us10006em9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 148.7255 East, latitude -19.8593 South, depth = 7.82 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:30:08 / 2:30 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 7.82 km (5 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/16 / 2016-08-18 04:30:08 / August 18, 2016 @ 4:30 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Australia (c. 21 516 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Red Hill, Bowen (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Bowen (c. 11 000 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Red Hill (c. 5 400 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 one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 54 km ENE of Bowen, Australia.
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