A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 229 km ENE of Dili, East Timor (142 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/12/18 / 2018-12-29 00:35:25 / December 29, 2018 @ 12:35 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 194.33 km (121 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j51t. Id of event: us2000j51t. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.4581 East, latitude -7.6678 South, depth = 194.33 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:35:25 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 229 km ENE of Dili, East Timor.
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