A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Katobu in Indonesia. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/05/25 / 2025-05-09 13:14:09 / May 9, 2025 @ 1:14 pm. Unique identifier: us7000py8f. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000py8f. The temblor was picked up at 13:14:09 / 1:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 25 km, 123.2959° East, -4.2459° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25 km (16 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kendari. Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Kendari (c. 195 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 90 km NE of Katobu, Indonesia.
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