A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Pante Makasar in Timor Leste on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qkex. Id of event: us6000qkex. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 114.115 km (71 miles). The temblor was detected at 08:50:10 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 123.9014° East, -8.7591° South, depth 114.115 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/06/25 / 2025-06-15 08:50:10 / June 15, 2025 @ 8:50 am.
The epicenter was 99 km (62 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar. Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop).
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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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 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 NW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste.
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