A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 174 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia (108 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 113.98 km, 126.0031° East, 2.7912° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.98 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/03/17 / 2017-03-29 03:30:26 / March 29, 2017 @ 3:30 am. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:30:26 / 11:30 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20008vh5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008vh5.
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 fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 174 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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