A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 172 km N of Dili, East Timor (107 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: us2000itjj. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000itjj. Exact location, longitude 125.4338° East, latitude -7.0062° South, depth = 504.6 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:06:03 / 7:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/12/18 / 2018-12-09 11:06:03 / December 9, 2018 @ 11:06 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 504.6 km (314 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 two and in the last 365 days fifteen 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. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 172 km N of Dili, East Timor. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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