A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 178 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (111 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.337 km (25 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:42:55 / 1:42 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/05/25 / 2025-05-10 13:42:55 / May 10, 2025 @ 1:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.0368 East, latitude -2.3871 South, depth = 40.337 km. Id of earthquake: us7000pyf9. Event ids that are associated: us7000pyf9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-five 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 178 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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