A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 175 km NNW of Dili, East Timor (109 miles) on Tuesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/18 / 2018-05-01 08:48:57 / May 1, 2018 @ 8:48 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:48:57 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 125.1256° East, latitude -7.0353° South, depth = 513.64 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 513.64 km (319 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dv8k. Id of event: us1000dv8k.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen 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.
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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: 175 km NNW of Dili, East Timor.
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