A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Kefamenanu in Indonesia. Id of earthquake: us1000hb5r. Event ids that are associated: us1000hb5r. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.1432 East, latitude -9.0138 South, depth = 104.89 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/10/18 / 2018-10-08 12:30:33 / October 8, 2018 @ 12:30 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 20:30:33 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 104.89 km (65 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). 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 Atambua, Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen 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: 60 km NW of Kefamenanu, Indonesia.
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