A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Pariaman in Indonesia. Exact time and date of earthquake 19/08/18 / 2018-08-19 04:22:31 / August 19, 2018 @ 4:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 99.7221 East, latitude -0.7727 South, depth = 76.41 km. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:22:31 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Pariaman in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.41 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us1000gcwb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000gcwb.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Solok, Bukittinggi, Padang. The epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Padang (c. 840 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Bukittinggi (c. 98 700 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Pariaman (c. 92 200 pop), 104 km (65 miles) from Solok (c. 48 400 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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: 47 km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia.
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