A earthquake with magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Tolotangga in Indonesia on Friday. Unique identifier: us10007nl0. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007nl0. The 6.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:30:18 / 6:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 118.6088 East, latitude -9.0665 South, depth = 72.27 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Tolotangga in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 72.27 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/16 / 2016-12-29 22:30:18 / December 29, 2016 @ 10:30 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Bima (c. 67 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bima (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 135 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 one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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: 33 km S of Tolotangga, Indonesia.
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