A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Atambua in Indonesia. The temblor was reported at 06:54:07 / 6:54 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002wtb. Id of event: us20002wtb. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/06/15 / 2015-06-27 22:54:07 / June 27, 2015 @ 10:54 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 45.36 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.1487 East, latitude -9.5378 South, depth = 45.36 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). The epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Same (c. 25 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 28 km (17 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Ainaro (c. 12 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pante Makasar, Same, Kefamenanu (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 55 km SSE of Atambua, Indonesia.
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