A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Bitung in Indonesia. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/08/25 / 2025-08-18 15:15:41 / August 18, 2025 @ 3:15 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:15:41 / 3:15 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r1w6. Event ids that are associated: us6000r1w6. 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 75.151 km (47 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 125.5663 East, latitude 1.1002 North, depth = 75.151 km.
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Manado (c. 451 900 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Bitung (c. 137 400 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Tondano (c. 33 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Tomohon (c. 27 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (c. 8 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manado, Tomohon, Laikit, Laikit II (Dimembe) (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 61 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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