A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Nabire in Indonesia. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:52:40 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/25 / 2025-04-07 10:52:40 / April 7, 2025 @ 10:52 am. Exact location, longitude 135.3302° East, latitude -3.6007° South, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4i0. Id of event: us6000q4i0.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nabire. Epicenter of the event was 33 km (20 miles) from Nabire (c. 43 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days nine 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 32 km SW of Nabire, Indonesia.
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