A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 214 km W of Tual, Indonesia (133 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.52 km (61 miles). Exact location of event, depth 97.52 km, 130.8415° East, -6.0093° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/19 / 2019-07-05 19:59:13 / July 5, 2019 @ 7:59 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us70004be6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004be6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 04:59:13 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 214 km W of Tual, Indonesia.
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