A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Atambua in Indonesia on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 17.7 km (11 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 125.1664° East, -9.0476° South, depth 17.7 km. Event id: us200041z2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200041z2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/11/15 / 2015-11-04 16:25:17 / November 4, 2015 @ 4:25 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:25:17 / 12:25 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Pante Makasar, Kefamenanu, Dili. The epicenter was 70 km (44 miles) from Dili (c. 150 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 88 km (54 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Same (c. 25 000 pop), 9 km (5 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 31 km (19 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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 ENE of Atambua, Indonesia.
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