A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Jayapura in Indonesia on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 11:47:24 / 11:47 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000pi5d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi5d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 11:47:24 / January 6, 2025 @ 11:47 am. Exact location of earthquake, 140.6813° East, -2.4983° South, depth 20.37 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 20.37 km (13 miles).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vanimo, Vanimo, Abepura (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 6 km (4 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 12 km (8 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten 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: 5 km NW of Jayapura, Indonesia.
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