A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Nggongi Satu in Indonesia on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 22.25 km (14 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h5e3. Unique identifier: us1000h5e3. Exact location, longitude 120.2032° East, latitude -10.4753° South, depth = 22.25 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Nggongi Satu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 07:27:06 / 7:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/10/18 / 2018-10-01 23:27:06 / October 1, 2018 @ 11:27 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 91 km (57 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waingapu (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 31 km S of Nggongi Satu, Indonesia.
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