A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Banda Aceh in Indonesia on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 94.7104 East, latitude 5.4554 North, depth = 73.061 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/03/25 / 2025-03-07 12:42:49 / March 7, 2025 @ 12:42 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pxef. Id of event: us6000pxef. The epicenter was at a depth of 73.061 km (45 miles). The temblor was detected at 12:42:49 / 12:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sabang, Banda Aceh. Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Banda Aceh (c. 250 800 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Sabang (c. 24 500 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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. 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: 69 km W of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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