A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 190 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (118 miles) on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 18:47:59 / September 3, 2025 @ 6:47 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:47:59 / 6:47 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qtkq. Id of event: us7000qtkq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 22.133 km (14 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 139.1902 East, latitude -1.661 South, depth = 22.133 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 190 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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