A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Passo in Indonesia. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/12/15 / 2015-12-28 16:26:05 / December 28, 2015 @ 4:26 pm. The temblor was detected at 01:26:05 / 1:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 128.3525° East, -3.7765° South, depth 50.82 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 50.82 km (32 miles). Event id: us10004a40. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004a40. A tsunami warning has been issued near Passo in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Amahai, Ambon (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 19 km SSE of Passo, Indonesia.
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