A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 77 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia (48 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:33:28 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.4 km (24 miles). Exact location, longitude 137.0436° East, latitude -3.8115° South, depth = 39.4 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Enarotali in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000dvdr. Unique identifier: us1000dvdr. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/18 / 2018-05-01 16:33:28 / May 1, 2018 @ 4:33 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 77 km E of Enarotali, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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