A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (106 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 06:08:25 / 6:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.1906 East, latitude -7.5446 South, depth = 136.73 km. Unique identifier: us7000n73x. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n73x. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 136.73 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 06:08:25 / August 15, 2024 @ 6:08 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 170 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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