A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Pariaman in Indonesia on Wednesday. Unique identifier: us7000pw60. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pw60. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 51.256 km, 99.6742° East, -0.6065° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:29:50 / 5:29 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/04/25 / 2025-04-16 05:29:50 / April 16, 2025 @ 5:29 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 51.256 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 85 km (53 miles) from Padang (c. 840 400 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Bukittinggi (c. 98 700 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Pariaman (c. 92 200 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Padang, Bukittinggi, Pariaman (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 49 km W of Pariaman, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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