A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Meulaboh in Indonesia on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 64.402 km (40 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 14:26:03 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/06/25 / 2025-06-17 14:26:03 / June 17, 2025 @ 2:26 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 95.9249 East, latitude 4.0767 North, depth = 64.402 km. Event id: us7000q9ss. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q9ss.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meulaboh (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 24 km (15 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop).
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 three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city 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: 23 km WSW of Meulaboh, Indonesia.
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