A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia (85 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 39.359 km (24 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:08:47 / 5:08 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qx1j. Unique identifier: us7000qx1j. Exact location, longitude 126.5007° East, latitude 1.6496° North, depth = 39.359 km. Global time and date of event 18/09/25 / 2025-09-18 17:08:47 / September 18, 2025 @ 5:08 pm UTC/GMT.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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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: 136 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia.

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