A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Padangsidempuan in Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78.46 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 17:08:55 / 5:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 98.9271° East, latitude 1.027° North, depth = 78.46 km. Unique identifier: us10002z2g. Ids that are associated to the event: us10002z2g. A tsunami warning has been issued near Padangsidempuan in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/08/15 / 2015-08-06 10:08:55 / August 6, 2015 @ 10:08 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Padangsidempuan (c. 100 600 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Sibolga (c. 79 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sibolga, Padangsidempuan (min 5000 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km SW of Padangsidempuan, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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