A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 173 km SW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia (107 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Sungaipenuh in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 100.0898° East, latitude -2.9678° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000jce9. Event ids that are associated: us2000jce9. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/02/19 / 2019-02-02 13:10:20 / February 2, 2019 @ 1:10 pm. The temblor was picked up at 20:10:20 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 173 km SW of Sungaipenuh, Indonesia.
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