A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 175 km S of Tondano, Indonesia (109 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.38 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:15:16 / 9:15 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 125.1334 East, latitude -0.2665 South, depth = 55.38 km. Unique identifier: us6000d364. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000d364. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/12/20 / 2020-12-26 09:15:16 / December 26, 2020 @ 9:15 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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. 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: 175 km S of Tondano, Indonesia.
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