A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Booie in Australia on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 23:49:24 / 11:49 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r1j3. Event ids that are associated: us6000r1j3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/08/25 / 2025-08-15 23:49:24 / August 15, 2025 @ 11:49 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 152.127° East, -26.4575° South, depth 10 km. 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).
Country/countries that might be effected, Australia (c. 21 516 000 pop). Event epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Buderim (c. 15 200 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Gympie (c. 11 000 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tewantin (c. 10 700 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Nambour (c. 10 200 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Kingaroy (c. 8 600 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Coolum Beach (c. 8 600 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Mooloolaba (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mooloolaba, Coolum Beach, Buderim (min 5000 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 20 km ENE of Booie, Australia.
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