A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Naisano Dua in Indonesia. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/12/20 / 2020-12-12 15:55:22 / December 12, 2020 @ 3:55 pm. Exact location, longitude 123.4147° East, latitude -9.1352° South, depth = 106.4 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000cqkx. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000cqkx. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 106.4 km (66 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:55:22 / 3:55 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 107 km (66 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km NW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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