A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Manokwari in Indonesia on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21 km (13 miles). The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:35:51 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us60004y4a. Ids that are associated to the event: us60004y4a. A tsunami warning has been issued near Manokwari in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 133.2342° East, latitude -0.7268° South, depth = 21 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/19 / 2019-07-31 18:35:51 / July 31, 2019 @ 6:35 pm.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 96 km (59 miles) from Manokwari (c. 53 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manokwari (min 5000 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 95 km W of Manokwari, Indonesia.
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