A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 147 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia (91 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.5683 East, latitude 1.8444 North, depth = 41.18 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:09:20 / 5:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 41.18 km (26 miles). Event id: us1000dvkw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dvkw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/18 / 2018-05-01 21:09:20 / May 1, 2018 @ 9:09 pm UTC/GMT.
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 seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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. 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: 147 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia.
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