A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 233 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (145 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:48:06 / 11:48 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Abepura in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us600044zy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600044zy. Exact location of event, longitude 138.4852 East, latitude -2.6648 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 02:48:06 / June 24, 2019 @ 2:48 am.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 233 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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