A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 163 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia (101 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us6000reb1. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000reb1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36.09 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 131.4791 East, latitude -6.3858 South, depth = 36.09 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/09/25 / 2025-09-09 15:36:01 / September 9, 2025 @ 3:36 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:36:01 / 3:36 pm (local time epicenter).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 163 km WSW of Tual, Indonesia. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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