A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia (81 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/08/25 / 2025-08-17 15:31:20 / August 17, 2025 @ 3:31 pm. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:31:20 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us6000r1qu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1qu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 126.9547 East, latitude 2.2539 North, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 130 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia.

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