A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 182 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (113 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.344 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 48.344 km, 139.0404° East, -2.2049° South. Unique identifier: us6000rkbz. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rkbz. The temblor was picked up at 08:35:52 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/10/25 / 2025-10-30 08:35:52 / October 30, 2025 @ 8:35 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every 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.
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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. 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: 182 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia.
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