A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Naisano Dua in Indonesia. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/11/15 / 2015-11-10 18:49:53 / November 10, 2015 @ 6:49 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 123.5671° East, -9.416° South, depth 96.87 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 96.87 km (60 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003x3l. Id of event: us10003x3l. The temblor was reported at 02:49:53 / 2:49 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Kupang (c. 282 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Soe, Pante Makasar, Kupang.
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. 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 30 km NW of Naisano Dua, Indonesia.
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