A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 260 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (162 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was picked up at 16:43:21 / 4:43 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 129.0732 East, latitude -7.4024 South, depth = 121.221 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nw4g. Id of event: us6000nw4g. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 121.221 km (75 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/10/24 / 2024-10-02 16:43:21 / October 2, 2024 @ 4:43 pm UTC/GMT.
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 two and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 260 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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