A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km SSE of Satawal, Micronesia (90 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 147.6286 East, latitude 6.2131 North, depth = 15.29 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 15.29 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 10:26:58 / 10:26 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003x8b. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003x8b. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 00:26:58 / November 11, 2015 @ 12:26 am.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 145 km SSE of Satawal, Micronesia.
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