A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 103 kilometers (64 miles) from Angaur State in Palau. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us2000d0qi. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d0qi. Exact location of earthquake, 133.6609° East, 6.0927° North, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/02/18 / 2018-02-12 00:52:33 / February 12, 2018 @ 12:52 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:52:33 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Palau (c. 20 000 pop). Event epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Angaur State (c. 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Angaur State (min 5000 pop).
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 one 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. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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: 103 km SSW of Angaur State, Palau.
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