A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 282 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (175 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:13:58 / 5:13 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Abepura in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dqk1. Id of event: us1000dqk1. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 138.4283 East, latitude -1.2887 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/04/18 / 2018-04-23 08:13:58 / April 23, 2018 @ 8:13 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. 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 four and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 282 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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