A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Baukau in Timor Leste on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10.554 km (7 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000pylj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pylj. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:09:10 / 4:09 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 04/03/25 / 2025-03-04 16:09:10 / March 4, 2025 @ 4:09 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10.554 km, 126.4689° East, -7.8212° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Venilale, Manatuto, Baucau. The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Baucau (c. 16 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Venilale (c. 16 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Manatuto (c. 1 900 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 72 km N of Baukau, Timor Leste.
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