A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Meulaboh in Indonesia on Monday. Id of earthquake: us6000qhmn. Event ids that are associated: us6000qhmn. Exact location of event, longitude 96.1333 East, latitude 4.1839 North, depth = 85.71 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 85.71 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:45:54 / 2:45 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 02:45:54 / May 19, 2025 @ 2:45 am UTC/GMT.
Event epicenter was 4 km (3 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meulaboh (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 4 km N of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
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