A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Nggongi Satu in Indonesia. The 5.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:49:31 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 20.71 km, 120.1211° East, -10.4747° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.71 km (13 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000h5h5. Event ids that are associated: us1000h5h5. A tsunami warning has been issued near Nggongi Satu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/10/18 / 2018-10-02 04:49:31 / October 2, 2018 @ 4:49 am UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Waingapu (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 33 km SSW of Nggongi Satu, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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