A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Palu in Indonesia. Event id: us1000h3nd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3nd. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Palu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 16:24:58 / 4:24 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 119.8708° East, latitude -0.3423° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/09/18 / 2018-09-28 08:24:58 / September 28, 2018 @ 8:24 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palu (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 60 km N of Palu, Indonesia.
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