A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 53 km WSW of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 97.1522 East, latitude 1.1557 North, depth = 20.703 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 08:04:21 / May 19, 2025 @ 8:04 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q04f. Id of event: us7000q04f. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.703 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 08:04:21 / 8:04 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 53 km WSW of Gunungsitoli, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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