A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Atambua in Indonesia on Sunday. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:33:45 / 9:33 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000dwz1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000dwz1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43.62 km (27 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 125.0985 East, latitude -9.5284 South, depth = 43.62 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/04/18 / 2018-04-01 13:33:45 / April 1, 2018 @ 1:33 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Atambua (c. 35 800 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Same (c. 25 000 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Maliana (c. 22 000 pop), 30 km (18 miles) from Suai (c. 21 500 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Ainaro (c. 12 000 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 Pante Makasar, Same, Ainaro.
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 three 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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