A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Pante Makasar in Timor Leste. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.0243 East, latitude -9.0322 South, depth = 101.667 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:02:41 / 11:02 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 101.667 km (63 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/07/25 / 2025-07-12 11:02:41 / July 12, 2025 @ 11:02 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000qc8q. Event ids that are associated: us7000qc8q.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (42 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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