A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 254 km ENE of Dili, East Timor (158 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/09/18 / 2018-09-27 20:59:02 / September 27, 2018 @ 8:59 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 165.56 km (103 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 127.656 East, latitude -7.5732 South, depth = 165.56 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:59:02 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000h3gg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h3gg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 254 km ENE of Dili, East Timor. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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