A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 241 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia (150 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 129.4781° East, latitude -5.5879° South, depth = 272.7 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/03/16 / 2016-03-19 08:51:25 / March 19, 2016 @ 8:51 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 272.7 km (169 miles). Id of earthquake: us20005az4. Event ids that are associated: us20005az4. The temblor was reported at 17:51:25 / 5:51 pm (local time epicenter).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-one 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 241 km SSE of Saparua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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