A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 258 km E of Port Blair, India (160 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.82 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 21.82 km, 95.0977° East, 12.0039° North. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/10/17 / 2017-10-06 14:00:33 / October 6, 2017 @ 2:00 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000b1zv. Event ids that are associated: us2000b1zv. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:00:33 / 8:00 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 258 km E of Port Blair, India.
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