A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Tambolaka in Indonesia on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 77.102 km (48 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:17:19 / 6:17 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/01/25 / 2025-01-22 06:17:19 / January 22, 2025 @ 6:17 am. Id of earthquake: us6000pljs. Event ids that are associated: us6000pljs. Exact location, longitude 119.4354° East, latitude -9.6369° South, depth = 77.102 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 91 km (56 miles) from Waingapu (c. 48 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Waingapu. Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days ten 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 31 km SE of Tambolaka, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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