A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Kupang in Indonesia on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/02/25 / 2025-02-26 18:16:42 / February 26, 2025 @ 6:16 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 18:16:42 / 6:16 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pxa1. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pxa1. Exact location of earthquake, 123.9127° East, -10.3261° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 38 km (23 miles) from Kupang (c. 282 400 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soe, Kupang (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven 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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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 37 km ESE of Kupang, Indonesia.
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