A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 95 km N of Laiwui, Indonesia (59 miles) on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 23:38:01 / 11:38 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Laiwui in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.762 East, latitude -0.497 South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004i4y. Id of event: us70004i4y. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/07/19 / 2019-07-11 14:38:01 / July 11, 2019 @ 2:38 pm.
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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 95 km N of Laiwui, Indonesia.
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