A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Baa in Indonesia on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000peaj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000peaj. Exact location of earthquake, 123.2809° East, -10.4777° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/02/25 / 2025-02-09 22:01:35 / February 9, 2025 @ 10:01 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:01:35 / 10:01 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 49 km (31 miles) from Kupang (c. 282 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kupang (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km NE of Baa, Indonesia. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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