A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 158 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia (98 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 128.85 km (80 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pvd1. Id of event: us6000pvd1. Exact location, longitude 125.5682° East, latitude 2.8068° North, depth = 128.85 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:59:38 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 25/02/25 / 2025-02-25 15:59:38 / February 25, 2025 @ 3:59 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 158 km NNE of Bitung, Indonesia.
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