A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Kotabumi in Indonesia on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 19:02:59 / October 21, 2025 @ 7:02 pm. The temblor was detected at 19:02:59 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 104.498° East, -4.6296° South, depth 166.646 km. 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 166.646 km (104 miles). Event id: us6000riil. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000riil.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Terbanggi Besar, Baturaja, Kotabumi (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (41 miles) from Baturaja (c. 134 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Terbanggi Besar (c. 52 600 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Kotabumi (c. 42 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 47 km WNW of Kotabumi, Indonesia.
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