A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) strikes 124 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia (77 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.31 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 101.2296 East, latitude -3.3746 South, depth = 47.31 km. Global time and date of event 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 21:15:51 / June 18, 2016 @ 9:15 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us200065ap. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065ap. A tsunami warning has been issued near Bengkulu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:15:51 / 4:15 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 124 km WNW of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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