A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Masohi in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qcp9. Unique identifier: us7000qcp9. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 129.5528° East, -2.8943° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/25 / 2025-07-14 22:18:23 / July 14, 2025 @ 10:18 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:18:23 / 10:18 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Amahai (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 86 km (53 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 78 km NE of Masohi, Indonesia.
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