A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 131 km WNW of Sikabaluan, Indonesia (81 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/02/19 / 2019-02-04 19:29:52 / February 4, 2019 @ 7:29 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 97.986° East, -0.49° South, depth 9.93 km. Id of earthquake: us2000jda7. Event ids that are associated: us2000jda7. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sikabaluan in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:29:52 / 2:29 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.93 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 131 km WNW of Sikabaluan, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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