A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 166 km NNE of Caluula, Somalia (103 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:35:18 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/09/25 / 2025-09-16 03:35:18 / September 16, 2025 @ 3:35 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 51.2208 East, latitude 13.4046 North, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000rfu0. Event ids that are associated: us6000rfu0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 166 km NNE of Caluula, Somalia.

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