A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Blangpidie in Indonesia. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:26:25 / 2:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 96.5658° East, latitude 3.5142° North, depth = 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pm8p. Id of event: us7000pm8p. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/03/25 / 2025-03-24 14:26:25 / March 24, 2025 @ 2:26 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Meulaboh (c. 35 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Meulaboh (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 39 km SW of Blangpidie, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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