A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Dobo in Indonesia. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 37.36 km (23 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:49:03 / 10:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Dobo in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 133.733° East, -5.7714° South, depth 37.36 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/01/17 / 2017-01-25 13:49:03 / January 25, 2017 @ 1:49 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007vc9. Id of event: us10007vc9.
Earthquake epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from Tual (c. 39 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tual (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 53 km W of Dobo, Indonesia.
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