A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 266 km ESE of Port Blair, India (165 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 95.1437° East, 11.168° North, depth 10 km. Event id: us2000k69x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000k69x. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/03/19 / 2019-03-28 03:08:13 / March 28, 2019 @ 3:08 am. The temblor was detected at 09:08:13 / 9:08 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 266 km ESE of Port Blair, India.
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