A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Kampungbaru in Indonesia on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was reported at 23:16:37 / 11:16 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us1000gdaz. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000gdaz. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 15:16:37 / August 19, 2018 @ 3:16 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 116.6568° East, -8.4686° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kampungbaru in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Karangasem, Sumbawa Besar, Mataram (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop), 114 km (71 miles) from Karangasem (c. 31 900 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days sixty-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 3 km NNW of Kampungbaru, Indonesia.
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