A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 170 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste (106 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 23:13:37 / August 31, 2025 @ 11:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 125.564° East, latitude -6.9954° South, depth = 497.769 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 497.769 km (309 miles). The temblor was detected at 23:13:37 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rclr. Event ids that are associated: us6000rclr.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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: 170 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste.

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