A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 146 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia (91 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:01:03 / 12:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 131.0173 East, latitude -3.2245 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/02/25 / 2025-02-19 00:01:03 / February 19, 2025 @ 12:01 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000pemp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pemp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 146 km WSW of Fakfak, Indonesia.
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