A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 200 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia (124 miles). The temblor was picked up at 23:57:39 / 11:57 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/05/18 / 2018-05-06 14:57:39 / May 6, 2018 @ 2:57 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Saumlaki in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 120.42 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dzcy. Id of event: us1000dzcy. Exact location of event, longitude 129.7418 East, latitude -7.0525 South, depth = 120.42 km.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve 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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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 200 km WNW of Saumlaki, Indonesia.
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