A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was reported 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Palu in Indonesia on Friday. The temblor was reported at 18:16:49 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 120.027° East, -0.8871° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Palu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3rc. Id of event: us1000h3rc. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/09/18 / 2018-09-28 10:16:49 / September 28, 2018 @ 10:16 am.
Epicenter of the event was 17 km (11 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Poso, Palu. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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