A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 173 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste (107 miles) on Monday. Unique identifier: us7000p0wl. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000p0wl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/12/24 / 2024-12-23 13:37:12 / December 23, 2024 @ 1:37 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 124.5222 East, latitude -7.1974 South, depth = 515.119 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 515.119 km (320 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 13:37:12 / 1:37 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 173 km NNW of Maubara, Timor Leste.
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