A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (112 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 139.0327 East, latitude -2.2996 South, depth = 41.504 km. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:13:06 / 4:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/10/25 / 2025-10-17 04:13:06 / October 17, 2025 @ 4:13 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 41.504 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhqe. Unique identifier: us6000rhqe. 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 six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 180 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.

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