A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 352 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (219 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 16:46:27 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 129.7513° East, -6.9071° South, depth 107.73 km. Unique identifier: us6000a3lk. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a3lk. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.73 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 16:46:27 / May 24, 2020 @ 4:46 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 four, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 352 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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