Strong earthquake in the Banda Sea / Timor Sea islands

Last update: May 25, 2013 at 11:18 am by By Ashish Khanal

Update 10:52 UTC : USGS just reported this earthquake at a depth of 86 km (Magnitude M5.6).
We expect a moderate shaking at many of the nearby islands.

A strong earthquake occurred to he north east of Timor (286 km from Dili).
BMKG Indonesia reports a depth of 13 km and EMSC a preliminary depth of 80 km. Too soon to be certain but as it was felt as a light shaking in Dili, we are going for a final depth in between 50 to 100 km.

286 km E of Dili, East Timor

Most important Earthquake Data:

Magnitude : 5.5

Local Time (conversion only below land) : Unknown

GMT/UTC Time : 2013-05-25 10:32:52

Depth (Hypocenter)  : 112 km

from:    http://earthquake-report.com/2013/05/25/strong-earthquake-timor-sea-on-may-25-2013/