A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Pante Makasar in Timor Leste on Sunday. Exact location of event, depth 91.638 km, 123.9258° East, -8.9829° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:34:45 / 5:34 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.638 km (57 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/10/25 / 2025-10-26 17:34:45 / October 26, 2025 @ 5:34 pm. Unique identifier: us6000rjlr. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rjlr.
Close 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 Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar. Epicenter of the event was 80 km (49 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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