A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 161 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia (100 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000pzg2. Event ids that are associated: us7000pzg2. The epicenter was at a depth of 109.082 km (68 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:16:05 / 7:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 121.6147 East, latitude 0.5791 North, depth = 109.082 km. Global time and date of event 15/05/25 / 2025-05-15 19:16:05 / May 15, 2025 @ 7:16 pm UTC/GMT.

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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 161 km W of Gorontalo, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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