A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Palu in Indonesia. The temblor was detected at 05:16:05 / 5:16 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Palu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hb69. Id of event: us1000hb69. Global time and date of event 08/10/18 / 2018-10-08 21:16:05 / October 8, 2018 @ 9:16 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 119.7747 East, latitude -1.1075 South, depth = 10 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Palu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 26 km (16 miles) from Palu (c. 282 400 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days fifty-five and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 26 km SSW of Palu, Indonesia.
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