A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 110 km S of Abepura, Indonesia (68 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qwsi. Id of event: us6000qwsi. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.6754 East, latitude -3.5954 South, depth = 35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:57:50 / 12:57 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/07/25 / 2025-07-31 00:57:50 / July 31, 2025 @ 12:57 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 110 km S of Abepura, Indonesia.
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