A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia (120 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 1.695 km (1 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 139.0088 East, latitude -1.9799 South, depth = 1.695 km. Global time and date of event 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 16:58:31 / August 12, 2025 @ 4:58 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:58:31 / 4:58 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r04m. Event ids that are associated: us6000r04m. 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 five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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: 193 km WNW of Abepura, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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