A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Pototano in Indonesia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pys3. Id of event: us6000pys3. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/03/25 / 2025-03-14 03:07:09 / March 14, 2025 @ 3:07 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 117.673° East, -7.9232° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:07:09 / 3:07 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Sumbawa Besar (c. 52 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sumbawa Besar.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 58 km NNE of Pototano, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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