A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Kefamenanu in Indonesia on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/11/15 / 2015-11-27 07:21:41 / November 27, 2015 @ 7:21 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us100041nj. Event ids that are associated: us100041nj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107 km (66 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.0218 East, latitude -8.9762 South, depth = 107 km. The temblor was detected at 15:21:41 / 3:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 72 km NW of Kefamenanu, Indonesia.
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