A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, Southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia (0 miles). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:10:52 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004u8f. Event ids that are associated: us10004u8f. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sumatra in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/03/16 / 2016-03-03 00:10:52 / March 3, 2016 @ 12:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, 94.4655° East, -4.6307° South, depth 15.86 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.86 km (10 miles).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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