A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 298 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (185 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.3478 East, latitude -7.1739 South, depth = 123.89 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/02/21 / 2021-02-14 22:50:43 / February 14, 2021 @ 10:50 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 123.89 km (77 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000dhpa. Event ids that are associated: us6000dhpa. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:50:43 / 10:50 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 five, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 298 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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