A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 138 km SE of Modayag, Indonesia (86 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.2 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ce2h. Unique identifier: us1000ce2h. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.2095 East, latitude -0.2312 South, depth = 51.2 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/02/18 / 2018-02-02 00:20:42 / February 2, 2018 @ 12:20 am. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:20:42 / 8:20 am (local time epicenter).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 138 km SE of Modayag, Indonesia.
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