A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 264 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia (164 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 281.747 km (175 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 128.8529 East, latitude -5.9873 South, depth = 281.747 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000pwnf. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pwnf. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:05:59 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/25 / 2025-04-18 04:05:59 / April 18, 2025 @ 4:05 am.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 264 km SSE of Ambon, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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