A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 13 kilometers (8 miles) from Palu in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has been issued near Palu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 119.9899° East, -0.8823° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 05:15:46 / 5:15 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/10/18 / 2018-10-08 21:15:46 / October 8, 2018 @ 9:15 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000h8zg. Event ids that are associated: us1000h8zg.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 13 km (8 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop), 102 km (64 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Poso, Palu (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 13 km E of Palu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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