A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:52:39 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 68.077 km, 102.2903° East, -4.0046° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 19:52:39 / May 22, 2025 @ 7:52 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 68.077 km (42 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q0w7. Id of event: us7000q0w7.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pageralam, Lubuklinggau, Curup. The epicenter was 23 km (14 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Lubuklinggau (c. 148 200 pop), 107 km (66 miles) from Pageralam (c. 70 400 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Curup (c. 46 200 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 22 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia.
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