A earthquake with magnitude 6.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge (0 miles). Event id: us700038m1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700038m1. Global time and date of event 18/04/19 / 2019-04-18 14:46:01 / April 18, 2019 @ 2:46 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 139.4904° East, -51.0555° South. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:46:01 / 11:46 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Western Indian-Antarctic Ridge. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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