A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Labuan Bajo in Indonesia on Saturday. Global time and date of event 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 13:19:20 / January 18, 2025 @ 1:19 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 175.485 km, 119.9713° East, -8.1387° South. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:19:20 / 1:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pkxx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkxx. 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 175.485 km (109 miles).
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ruteng, Labuhanbajo. Earthquake epicenter was 41 km (25 miles) from Labuhanbajo (c. 188 700 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Ruteng (c. 34 600 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 40 km NNE of Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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