A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 246 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia (153 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/18 / 2018-02-18 04:47:22 / February 18, 2018 @ 4:47 am. Exact location of event, longitude 130.4773 East, latitude -4.9139 South, depth = 120.56 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 120.56 km (75 miles). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:47:22 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d42b. Id of event: us2000d42b.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 246 km SE of Amahai, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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