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A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Angaur State in Palau. Unique identifier: us6000d29t. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000d29t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 133.6341 East, latitude 6.2703 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 18:11:47 / 6:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/12/...

User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale. Contribute: Flag as inappropriate. Send your own user report! leave your comment here 162.3 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : I was using my laptop while sitting on a plastic stool outside of my house and felt swaying along with the ground. It felt as if I was dancing along with our home, the trees, and the whole neighborhood block. | 10 users found this interesting. 160.6 km NE of epicenter [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : Don't know how long it...