A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 298 km NE of Dili, East Timor (185 miles). Event id: us70006yp5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006yp5. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 405.77 km (252 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 19:21:25 / 7:21 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 127.5041° East, -6.6623° South, depth 405.77 km. Global time and date of event 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 10:21:25 / January 12, 2020 @ 10:21 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 298 km NE of Dili, East Timor.
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