A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Krajan Tambakrejo in Indonesia on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/08/18 / 2018-08-08 06:09:23 / August 8, 2018 @ 6:09 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 13:09:23 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Krajan Tambakrejo in Indonesia (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 75.48 km, 112.4585° East, -8.9106° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g57n. Id of event: us1000g57n. The epicenter was at a depth of 75.48 km (47 miles).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ngunut, Blitar, Pakisaji. Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Blitar (c. 132 400 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Kepanjen (c. 51 900 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sumberpucung (c. 35 300 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Pakisaji (c. 30 200 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Ngunut (c. 26 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Dampit (c. 23 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Gongdanglegi Kulon (c. 22 500 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 62 km SSW of Krajan Tambakrejo, Indonesia.
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