A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 108 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (67 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 49.23 km (31 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/12/17 / 2017-12-29 19:14:30 / December 29, 2017 @ 7:14 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 100.9252 East, latitude -2.9468 South, depth = 49.23 km. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:14:30 / 2:14 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bxtu. Unique identifier: us1000bxtu. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sungaipenuh in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 108 km SSW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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