A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Suai in Timor Leste. Id of earthquake: us6000pm4g. Event ids that are associated: us6000pm4g. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/01/25 / 2025-01-16 00:43:14 / January 16, 2025 @ 12:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 15.772 km, 125.1123° East, -9.6173° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.772 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:43:14 / 12:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Same, Ainaro, Kefamenanu. Country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). The epicenter was 62 km (38 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Same (c. 25 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 37 km (23 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ainaro (c. 12 000 pop).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km SSW of Suai, Timor Leste. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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