A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 163 km N of Dili, East Timor (101 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:54:32 / 5:54 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 24/06/17 / 2017-06-24 21:54:32 / June 24, 2017 @ 9:54 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us20009pix. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009pix. Exact location of event, longitude 125.3117 East, latitude -7.1047 South, depth = 492.5 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 492.5 km (306 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 163 km N of Dili, East Timor.
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