A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 189 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (117 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/20 / 2020-05-22 18:05:52 / May 22, 2020 @ 6:05 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000a1tc. Id of event: us6000a1tc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 169.51 km (105 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:05:52 / 6:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 128.3824 East, latitude -7.508 South, depth = 169.51 km.
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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 189 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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