A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Tual in Indonesia on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 28.35 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 14:42:14 / 2:42 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 03/08/18 / 2018-08-03 05:42:14 / August 3, 2018 @ 5:42 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 132.7043° East, latitude -6.2054° South, depth = 28.35 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Tual in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000g2e4. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g2e4.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tual (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Tual (c. 39 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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 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: 59 km S of Tual, Indonesia.
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