A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 17 kilometers (11 miles) from Katobu in Indonesia. Event id: us6000rgqx. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rgqx. The temblor was detected at 14:41:07 / 2:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 122.6298° East, -4.7078° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 14:41:07 / October 12, 2025 @ 2:41 pm UTC/GMT.

Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kendari, Katabu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Kendari (c. 195 000 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Katabu (c. 42 800 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 17 km NW of Katobu, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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