A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Pototano in Indonesia on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 190.182 km (118 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/02/25 / 2025-02-15 08:11:43 / February 15, 2025 @ 8:11 am. The temblor was detected at 08:11:43 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 117.7671° East, -8.6062° South, depth 190.182 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pdy4. Unique identifier: us7000pdy4.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sumbawa Besar (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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