A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Sambelia in Indonesia. The temblor was detected at 01:14:36 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 116.6358° East, -8.4185° South, depth 12.99 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/09/18 / 2018-09-07 17:14:36 / September 7, 2018 @ 5:14 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000hahx. Event ids that are associated: us2000hahx. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sambelia in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.99 km (8 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 60 km (37 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sumbawa Besar, Mataram, Praya (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 four, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 7 km SW of Sambelia, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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