A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Blangpidie in Indonesia on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 68.595 km, 97.0339° East, 3.1766° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/01/25 / 2025-01-31 11:03:42 / January 31, 2025 @ 11:03 am UTC/GMT. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:03:42 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000pa9d. Event ids that are associated: us7000pa9d. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 68.595 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sinabang. The epicenter was 106 km (66 miles) from Sinabang (c. 15 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 one 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 respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 66 km SSE of Blangpidie, Indonesia.
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