A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Lubuklinggau in Indonesia on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 102.3488° East, -2.657° South, depth 168.3 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:39:12 / 3:39 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000iz50. Unique identifier: us2000iz50. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 08:39:12 / December 30, 2018 @ 8:39 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 168.3 km (105 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Lubuklinggau in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Lubuklinggau (c. 148 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Curup (c. 46 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Curup, Lubuklinggau. Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel the quake?
Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 91 km NW of Lubuklinggau, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply