A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Passi in Indonesia on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/09/17 / 2017-09-25 22:07:03 / September 25, 2017 @ 10:07 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 06:07:03 / 6:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.3278 East, latitude 0.8137 North, depth = 218.53 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 218.53 km (136 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000aunh. Event ids that are associated: us2000aunh.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Manado, Tondano, Tomohon (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 94 km (59 miles) from Manado (c. 451 900 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Tondano (c. 33 300 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Tomohon (c. 27 600 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 6 km NNE of Passi, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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