A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Padangcermin in Indonesia. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:26:00 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.42 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Padangcermin in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000e1mn. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e1mn. Exact location of earthquake, 104.9234° East, -6.2866° South, depth 60.42 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/05/18 / 2018-05-09 21:26:00 / May 9, 2018 @ 9:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Bandarlampung, Labuan (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 103 km (64 miles) from Bandarlampung (c. 800 300 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Labuan (c. 33 600 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 79 km SSW of Padangcermin, Indonesia.
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