A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Sambelia in Indonesia on Monday. Global time and date of event 07/10/18 / 2018-10-07 17:57:21 / October 7, 2018 @ 5:57 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:57:21 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 116.8148° East, -8.3499° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h8gb. Id of event: us1000h8gb. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sambelia in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Mataram (c. 318 700 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Praya (c. 35 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mataram, Praya, Sumbawa Besar (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three 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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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 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: 14 km ENE of Sambelia, Indonesia.
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