A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Ruteng in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:36:20 / 3:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 120.4652° East, -8.8341° South, depth 137.802 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000pdmg. Unique identifier: us7000pdmg. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/02/25 / 2025-02-06 03:36:20 / February 6, 2025 @ 3:36 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 137.802 km (86 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Labuhanbajo, Ruteng (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Ruteng (c. 34 600 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 24 km S of Ruteng, Indonesia.
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