A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 297 km NNW of Manokwari, Indonesia (185 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Manokwari in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/11/19 / 2019-11-24 23:38:14 / November 24, 2019 @ 11:38 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us70006cka. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006cka. Exact location of event, longitude 132.9287 East, latitude 1.5626 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:38:14 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 297 km NNW of Manokwari, Indonesia.
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