A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 150 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (93 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 126.1074° East, 0.2928° North, depth 23.21 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.21 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:46:29 / 10:46 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000d7d7. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000d7d7. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/03/18 / 2018-03-22 02:46:29 / March 22, 2018 @ 2:46 am UTC/GMT.
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 150 km WSW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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