A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (94 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/09/20 / 2020-09-18 18:43:26 / September 18, 2020 @ 6:43 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000bpxt. Event ids that are associated: us7000bpxt. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:43:26 / 6:43 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 126.8022° East, latitude 2.3898° North, depth = 22.3 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.3 km (14 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 152 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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