A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Pante Makasar in Timor Leste. The temblor was reported at 04:46:34 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rj23. Event ids that are associated: us6000rj23. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/10/25 / 2025-10-24 04:46:34 / October 24, 2025 @ 4:46 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 123.7551° East, -8.8562° South, depth 108.253 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 108.253 km (67 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Event epicenter was 103 km (64 miles) from Kefamenanu (c. 29 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kefamenanu, Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 78 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste.

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