A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Friday. Id of earthquake: us6000qi7h. Event ids that are associated: us6000qi7h. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 127.3893° East, 1.6554° North, depth 133.097 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 133.097 km (83 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 13:19:29 / May 23, 2025 @ 1:19 pm. The temblor was picked up at 13:19:29 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tobelo (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 69 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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