A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 171 km NNW of Dili, East Timor (106 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 519.9 km (323 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:36:16 / 11:36 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10005h01. Unique identifier: us10005h01. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/05/16 / 2016-05-13 03:36:16 / May 13, 2016 @ 3:36 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.1444 East, latitude -7.0658 South, depth = 519.9 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 171 km NNW of Dili, East Timor.
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