A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Ternate in Indonesia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pbdp. Id of event: us7000pbdp. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/02/25 / 2025-02-05 03:12:30 / February 5, 2025 @ 3:12 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 03:12:30 / 3:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 98.862 km, 127.1469° East, 1.6303° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.862 km (61 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 109 km (68 miles) from Sofifi (c. 36 200 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sofifi, Ternate, Tobelo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 96 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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