A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Naisano Dua in Indonesia on Friday. Global time and date of event 08/08/25 / 2025-08-08 12:00:39 / August 8, 2025 @ 12:00 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.8465 East, latitude -9.105 South, depth = 98.803 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:00:39 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 98.803 km (61 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qz2u. Id of event: us6000qz2u.
Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soe, Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 55 km N of Naisano Dua, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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