A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us6000r1mh. Event ids that are associated: us6000r1mh. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/08/25 / 2025-08-16 19:36:33 / August 16, 2025 @ 7:36 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 154.92 km (96 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:36:33 / 7:36 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 127.3554° East, latitude 1.553° North, depth = 154.92 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Ternate (c. 101 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ternate, Tobelo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days ninety-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
Did you feel it?
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: 75 km WSW of Tobelo, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2025 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply