A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 259 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia (161 miles). Global time and date of event 05/05/19 / 2019-05-05 09:40:02 / May 5, 2019 @ 9:40 am UTC/GMT. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:40:02 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003gz1. Id of event: us70003gz1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 301.55 km (187 miles). Exact location, longitude 128.8111° East, latitude -5.979° South, depth = 301.55 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 five and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 259 km SSE of Amahusu, Indonesia.
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