A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Kupang in Indonesia on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 17:36:06 / 5:36 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 123.8195° East, latitude -10.0541° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 20/03/25 / 2025-03-20 17:36:06 / March 20, 2025 @ 5:36 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000pldz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pldz.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Soe, Kupang (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 27 km (17 miles) from Kupang (c. 282 400 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Soe (c. 27 700 pop). Close country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 26 km ENE of Kupang, Indonesia.
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