A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 228 km NE of Dili, East Timor (142 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/02/20 / 2020-02-21 07:51:57 / February 21, 2020 @ 7:51 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600084q6. Id of event: us600084q6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 414.94 km (258 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 126.802° East, -6.8955° South, depth 414.94 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:51:57 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 228 km NE of Dili, East Timor.
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