A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Kaliandak in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 57.94 km (36 miles). Event id: us10008kca. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008kca. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:29:01 / 4:29 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/04/17 / 2017-04-24 21:29:01 / April 24, 2017 @ 9:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 105.3628° East, -6.044° South, depth 57.94 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaliandak in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rangkasbitung, Metro, Serang (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 70 km (43 miles) from Bandarlampung (c. 800 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Serang (c. 164 800 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Metro (c. 149 500 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Rangkasbitung (c. 126 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Pandeglang (c. 92 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Labuan (c. 33 600 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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: 42 km SW of Kaliandak, Indonesia.
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