A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 172 km SSE of Sayhut, Yemen (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 10:01:47 / 10:01 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005dz1. Id of event: us10005dz1. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/05/16 / 2016-05-05 07:01:47 / May 5, 2016 @ 7:01 am. Exact location, longitude 51.8206° East, latitude 13.7548° North, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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