A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, Sumba region, Indonesia kilometers (0 miles) from Sumba region, Indonesia. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 59.526 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 119.7933 East, latitude -9.302 South, depth = 59.526 km. The temblor was picked up at 05:56:05 / 5:56 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000ri97. Event ids that are associated: us6000ri97. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/10/25 / 2025-10-20 05:56:05 / October 20, 2025 @ 5:56 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Labuhanbajo, Waingapu (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Sumba region, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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