A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Baukau in Timor Leste. The temblor was reported at 09:30:58 / 9:30 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.987 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwm5. Id of event: us6000pwm5. Exact location, longitude 126.5883° East, latitude -7.9609° South, depth = 10.987 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 22/02/25 / 2025-02-22 09:30:58 / February 22, 2025 @ 9:30 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Manatuto, Venilale, Lospalos (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). The epicenter was 77 km (48 miles) from Lospalos (c. 17 200 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Baucau (c. 16 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Venilale (c. 16 000 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Manatuto (c. 1 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 58 km NNE of Baukau, Timor Leste. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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