A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (73 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1qp. Unique identifier: us6000r1qp. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/08/25 / 2025-08-17 15:03:15 / August 17, 2025 @ 3:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 48.21 km, 127.0196° East, 2.1339° North. The temblor was detected at 15:03:15 / 3:03 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 48.21 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 seven and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 118 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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