A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Dompu in Indonesia on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 09:25:51 / 9:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 118.3226 East, latitude -8.5664 South, depth = 134.33 km. Unique identifier: us7000q0sf. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0sf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 134.33 km (83 miles). Global time and date of event 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 09:25:51 / May 22, 2025 @ 9:25 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). The epicenter was 46 km (29 miles) from Bima (c. 67 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bima.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one 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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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: 15 km WSW of Dompu, Indonesia.
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