A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Pagaralam in Indonesia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Pagaralam in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 61.1 km (38 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d7br. Id of event: us1000d7br. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:08:02 / 7:08 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/03/18 / 2018-03-22 00:08:02 / March 22, 2018 @ 12:08 am. Exact location, longitude 102.7681° East, latitude -4.6393° South, depth = 61.1 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bengkulu, Pageralam (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 109 km (68 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Pageralam (c. 70 400 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each 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 three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 88 km SW of Pagaralam, Indonesia.
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