A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 94 km SW of Muara Siberut, Indonesia (58 miles) on Wednesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Muara Siberut in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 98.5204 East, latitude -2.0999 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/18 / 2018-06-12 23:08:28 / June 12, 2018 @ 11:08 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000epfe. Event ids that are associated: us1000epfe. The temblor was picked up at 06:08:28 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 94 km SW of Muara Siberut, Indonesia.
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