A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 180 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (112 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r3i1. Id of event: us6000r3i1. The temblor was picked up at 17:22:43 / 5:22 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/08/25 / 2025-08-24 17:22:43 / August 24, 2025 @ 5:22 pm. Exact location, longitude 139.0637° East, latitude -2.1799° South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. 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: 180 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia.

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