A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Masohi in Indonesia on Saturday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:29:09 / 9:29 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rdaz. Id of event: us6000rdaz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 129.6426° East, latitude -2.9484° South, depth = 16.039 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/25 / 2025-09-27 09:29:09 / September 27, 2025 @ 9:29 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.039 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Amahai. The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Amahai (c. 47 700 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 84 km ENE of Masohi, Indonesia.

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