Light earthquake, 4.3 mag was detected near Bengkulu in Indonesia

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 88 kilometers (55 miles) from Bengkulu in Indonesia on Tuesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qxdi. Unique identifier: us7000qxdi. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.307 km (40 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:26:53 / 4:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 102.5996 East, latitude -4.5264 South, depth = 64.307 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/08/25 / 2025-08-26 04:26:53 / August 26, 2025 @ 4:26 am UTC/GMT.

Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pageralam, Bengkulu. Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (55 miles) from Bengkulu (c. 309 700 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Pageralam (c. 70 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

Questions or comments?

What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 88 km SSE of Bengkulu, Indonesia.

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