A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (0 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 128.2373° East, -7.4322° South, depth 160.15 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006ent. Id of event: us10006ent. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kepulauan Barat Daya, Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 160.15 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:19:17 / 8:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/16 / 2016-08-18 11:19:17 / August 18, 2016 @ 11:19 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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