A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 184 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (114 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:17:06 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000qu5p. Event ids that are associated: us7000qu5p. Exact location, longitude 139.0582° East, latitude -2.0684° South, depth = 35 km. Global time and date of event 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 09:17:06 / August 12, 2025 @ 9:17 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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