A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 39 km W of Ogotua, Indonesia (24 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e87x. Id of event: us1000e87x. A tsunami warning has been issued near Ogotua in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/05/18 / 2018-05-18 20:25:59 / May 18, 2018 @ 8:25 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 119.9162 East, latitude 1.0084 North, depth = 21.28 km. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:25:59 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 21.28 km (13 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four 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. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 39 km W of Ogotua, Indonesia.
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