A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Atambua in Indonesia. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pxw3. Id of event: us6000pxw3. Global time and date of event 10/03/25 / 2025-03-10 03:03:44 / March 10, 2025 @ 3:03 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:03:44 / 3:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 124.9214° East, latitude -9.3944° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 32 km (20 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 49 km (30 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Same (c. 25 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Maubara, Same, Soe.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 32 km S of Atambua, Indonesia.
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