A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Hila in Indonesia on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Hila in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ayz4. Unique identifier: us1000ayz4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 11:34:44 / October 31, 2017 @ 11:34 am. The temblor was reported at 20:34:44 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 127.6642° East, -3.8206° South, depth 47.52 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.52 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ambon (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (37 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 WSW of Hila, Indonesia.
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