A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, Southeast Indian Ridge (0 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/18 / 2018-10-14 12:41:14 / October 14, 2018 @ 12:41 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 88.6641° East, latitude -42.302° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000hbyr. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000hbyr. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:41:14 / 6:41 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three 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. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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. 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: Southeast Indian Ridge.
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