Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 26 km southeast of Manokwari, Indonesia

Just 7 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Manokwari, Manokwari Regency, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia. The tremor was recorded around noon on Monday, September 8th, 2025, at 1:23 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 13. km below the surface.
The event was filed by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Manokwari (pop. 107,300) located 26 km from the epicenter, and Ransiki (pop. 16,200) 63 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 8, 2025 01:23 pm (GMT +9) local time (8 Sep 2025 04:23 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 13.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 0.95°S / 134.28°E (Manokwari Regency, Provinsi Papua Barat, Indonesia)
Primary data source: BMKG
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