A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Kupang in Indonesia on Saturday. Event id: us1000343h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000343h. Exact location of event, longitude 123.9045 East, latitude -10.0245 South, depth = 48.56 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:28:21 / 4:28 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/08/15 / 2015-08-21 20:28:21 / August 21, 2015 @ 8:28 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.56 km (30 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 36 km (23 miles) from Kupang (c. 282 400 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kefamenanu, Soe, Kupang. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop).
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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 38 km ENE of Kupang, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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