A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Kendari in Indonesia. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 13.519 km (8 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p9n3. Unique identifier: us7000p9n3. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/01/25 / 2025-01-28 17:00:09 / January 28, 2025 @ 5:00 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 121.7865 East, latitude -4.0639 South, depth = 13.519 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:00:09 / 5:00 pm (local time epicenter).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kendari. Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (51 miles) from Kendari (c. 195 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days two 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. 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: 81 km W of Kendari, Indonesia.
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