A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Sambelia in Indonesia on Monday. Event id: us1000gdnh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gdnh. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:30:35 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 33.97 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Sambelia in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 33.97 km, 116.7032° East, -8.3223° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/08/18 / 2018-08-20 01:30:35 / August 20, 2018 @ 1:30 am.
Event epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sumbawa Besar, Mataram, Praya.
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days seventy-nine and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 6 km NNE of Sambelia, Indonesia.
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