A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Tuapejat in Indonesia on Monday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:50:01 / 7:50 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pzsd. Event ids that are associated: us6000pzsd. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/03/25 / 2025-03-10 19:50:01 / March 10, 2025 @ 7:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 100.0943° East, latitude -1.6069° South, depth = 38.004 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 38.004 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Padang (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Padang (c. 840 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 72 km NE of Tuapejat, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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