A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 212 kilometers (132 miles) from Dili in East Timor on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.4962 East, latitude -8.7129 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 19:11:07 / 7:11 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/18 / 2018-12-02 11:11:07 / December 2, 2018 @ 11:11 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000i464. Id of event: us1000i464. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lospalos (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Lospalos (c. 17 200 pop).
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 five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 212 km E of Dili, East Timor.
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