A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Amahusu in Indonesia. Unique identifier: us1000az05. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000az05. Global time and date of event 31/10/17 / 2017-10-31 12:37:50 / October 31, 2017 @ 12:37 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 38.73 km, 127.8091° East, -3.8124° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.73 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Amahusu in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 21:37:50 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 43 km (27 miles) from Ambon (c. 355 600 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ambon (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 38 km WSW of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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