A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 257 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (160 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 138.3384 East, latitude -2.2572 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 09:18:05 / August 12, 2025 @ 9:18 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us7000qu5q. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qu5q. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:18:05 / 9:18 am (local time epicenter).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 257 km W of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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