A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 208 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (129 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000d6sa. Event ids that are associated: us6000d6sa. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/12/20 / 2020-12-30 20:29:33 / December 30, 2020 @ 8:29 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 393.38 km (244 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 127.4441 East, latitude -6.6907 South, depth = 393.38 km. The temblor was picked up at 20:29:33 / 8:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 208 km NNE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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