A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/12/24 / 2024-12-25 14:26:00 / December 25, 2024 @ 2:26 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.821 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000pfkn. Event ids that are associated: us6000pfkn. Exact location of event, depth 113.821 km, 127.3898° East, 1.7615° North. The temblor was detected at 14:26:00 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo. Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 69 km (43 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 69 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia.
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