A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Masamba in Indonesia. The temblor was picked up at 10:09:30 / 10:09 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/10/25 / 2025-10-08 10:09:30 / October 8, 2025 @ 10:09 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 120.6836° East, -2.0359° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rk8k. Id of event: us6000rk8k. 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 Poso (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (44 miles) from Poso (c. 47 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 69 km NE of Masamba, Indonesia.

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