Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Timor Region on Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Timor Region on Wednesday, 4 November 2015
4 Nov 03:48 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 4 minutes.
Nov 4 06:48: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 17.0 km.
Nov 4 06:48: Magnitude recalculated from 6.3 to 6.5.
Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 17.0 km.
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 17.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 8.23°S / 124.92°E
(Indonesia)Nearest volcano: Sirung (97 km / 60 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
53 km (33 mi) NW of Maubara (pop: 16,300)
61 km (38 mi) NW of Liquica (pop: 19,000)
79 km (49 mi) NW of Gleno (pop: 8,100)
81 km (50 mi) NW of Dili (pop: 150,000)
97 km (61 mi) N of Atambua (pop: 35,800)
2007 km (1247 mi) E of Jakarta (pop: 8,540,100)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 3.5 x 1014 joules (98.6 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 84802 tons of TNT or 5.3 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
Info: The more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 4 Nov 03:44 UTC | M 6.5 / 17 km | Timor Region | GFZ |
| Wed, 4 Nov 03:44 UTC | M 6.5 / 15 km | KEPULAUAN ALOR, INDONESIA | EMSC |
| Wed, 4 Nov 03:44 UTC | M 6.3 / 14.3 km | - 77km WNW of Dili, East Timor | USGS |
| Wed, 4 Nov 03:44 UTC | M 6.6 | Timor Region | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Dili, Timor-Leste / Moderate shaking (MMI V)
Mandarin, Dili (79.7 km ESE of epicenter) [Map] / Moderate shaking (MMI V) : I was indoor when it happened and I could feel all the furniture shaking. I run outside and even after I was outside I could still feel it for a few more seconds. It was one of the longest quake I have experienced in Timor.
Díli (Timor-Leste, 77 km E of epicenter) : In Dili (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 77 km E of epicenter) : Medium tremble probably around 5.5 on the Dili North coast of Timor-Leste (reported through EMSC)
Tiranë (Albania, 11868 km NW of epicenter) : I was in the office on a 4th floor, i felt strong shaking, ground moving, windows and furniture tembling. Everyone ran out of the building. (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 88 km SE of epicenter) : Díli (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 87 km SE of epicenter) : Only lasted maybe 5 seconds but quite strong (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 87 km SE of epicenter) : This was massive (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 86 km SE of epicenter) : Stonger and longer(5sec) than the one at 0725 this morning. (reported through EMSC)
Kota Garut (Indonesia, 1870 km W of epicenter) : Felt IV-V MMI Scale (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 86 km E of epicenter) : Doors open, one broken glass in a window. People running to outdoor areas (reported through EMSC)
Díli (Timor-Leste, 85 km E of epicenter) : Longer than the one earlier this morning (reported through EMSC)
Pante Macassar (Timor-Leste, 113 km SW of epicenter) : 5 séc... no damages (reported through EMSC)
Hera (Timor-Leste, 89 km E of epicenter) : No damage found (reported through EMSC)
Aftershocks of the 6.5 quake: Timor Region, 4 Nov 2015 03h44
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List of recorded aftershocks, latest first (12 quakes):- 17 Apr 2016 12:15 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|49 km (30 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 25 Mar 2016 17:02 UTC| M 4.6 |47 km (29.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 19 Dec 2015 22:37 UTC| M 4.6 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|17 km (11 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 27 Nov 2015 06:55 UTC| M 4.5 |48 km (29.8 mi) depth|37 km (23 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 21 Nov 2015 16:44 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|2 km (2 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 06 Nov 2015 19:33 UTC| M 4.4 |47.5 km (29.5 mi) depth|12 km (7 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 05 Nov 2015 16:24 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|3 km (2 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 05 Nov 2015 12:24 UTC| M 4.4 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Nov 2015 18:47 UTC| M 4.4 |54.6 km (33.9 mi) depth|43 km (27 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 04 Nov 2015 13:24 UTC| M 4.5 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|9 km (6 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Nov 2015 08:14 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|26 km (16 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
- 04 Nov 2015 04:34 UTC| M 4.7 |10 km (6.2 mi) depth|27 km (17 mi) distance| GFZ | Details
Map of aftershocks
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