A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Leof in Indonesia. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.29 km (14 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:12:53 / 9:12 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 26/06/17 / 2017-06-26 13:12:53 / June 26, 2017 @ 1:12 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20009pq5. Ids that are associated to the event: us20009pq5. Exact location of earthquake, 124.6654° East, -9.5949° South, depth 23.29 km.
Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 26 km (16 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maliana, Suai, Atambua.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
Did you feel the quake?
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: 4 km ESE of Leof, Indonesia.
Copyright © 2017 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply