A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (72 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:50:09 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 127.0844 East, latitude 2.2296 North, depth = 35.701 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.701 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/10/25 / 2025-10-05 21:50:09 / October 5, 2025 @ 9:50 pm. Unique identifier: us6000rezx. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rezx.

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

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 116 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.

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