A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Tambolaka in Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 69.344 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pcn8. Id of event: us7000pcn8. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/25 / 2025-02-10 15:15:03 / February 10, 2025 @ 3:15 pm. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:15:03 / 3:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 119.5721 East, latitude -9.814 South, depth = 69.344 km.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waingapu.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 56 km SE of Tambolaka, Indonesia.
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