A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Gorontalo in Indonesia. Global time and date of event 04/07/25 / 2025-07-04 22:50:36 / July 4, 2025 @ 10:50 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 123.016° East, -0.1008° South, depth 82.215 km. Unique identifier: us7000qcul. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qcul. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:50:36 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 82.215 km (51 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (44 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 70 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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