A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Gorontalo in Indonesia on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/03/25 / 2025-03-23 13:11:49 / March 23, 2025 @ 1:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 285.937 km (178 miles). Exact location, longitude 122.4953° East, latitude 0.1353° North, depth = 285.937 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pm25. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pm25. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:11:49 / 1:11 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gorontalo. Event epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Gorontalo (c. 144 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 77 km SW of Gorontalo, Indonesia.
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