A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 147 km W of Abepura, Indonesia (91 miles) on Sunday. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:00:35 / 3:00 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/10/25 / 2025-10-12 03:00:35 / October 12, 2025 @ 3:00 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.893 km (29 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rgnr. Id of event: us6000rgnr. Exact location of event, longitude 139.3097 East, latitude -2.7344 South, depth = 46.893 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-one 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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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. 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: 147 km W of Abepura, Indonesia.
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