A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Tobelo in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:06:41 / 11:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 128.6709° East, latitude 1.6553° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000q79z. Event ids that are associated: us6000q79z. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/04/25 / 2025-04-19 23:06:41 / April 19, 2025 @ 11:06 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tobelo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Tobelo (c. 10 000 pop).

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourty-eight 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 74 km E of Tobelo, Indonesia.

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