A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Komodo in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 179.384 km (111 miles). Exact location of event, depth 179.384 km, 119.6203° East, -8.4421° South. The temblor was reported at 12:16:26 / 12:16 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pzjw. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pzjw. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/05/25 / 2025-05-16 12:16:26 / May 16, 2025 @ 12:16 pm UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Labuhanbajo (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 30 km (19 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four 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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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 21 km NE of Komodo, Indonesia.
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