A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 120 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (75 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.597 km (24 miles). Unique identifier: us6000rkpq. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rkpq. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:02:16 / 3:02 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 139.5463 East, latitude -2.5868 South, depth = 38.597 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 03:02:16 / October 12, 2025 @ 3:02 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 120 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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