A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Bitung in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000r1wz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r1wz. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.7 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 125.5461° East, 1.0698° North, depth 76.7 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:05:45 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 18:05:45 / August 18, 2025 @ 6:05 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manado, Tomohon, Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Manado (c. 451 900 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Bitung (c. 137 400 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Tondano (c. 33 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Tomohon (c. 27 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (c. 8 000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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 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: 61 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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