A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Metinaro in Timor Leste. Id of earthquake: us7000n8u3. Event ids that are associated: us7000n8u3. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:42:27 / 6:42 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 18:42:27 / August 22, 2024 @ 6:42 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 125.8072° East, -7.6513° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Dili, Manatuto. Event epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Dili (c. 150 000 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Manatuto (c. 1 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 97 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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