A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, Timor Sea (0 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/03/16 / 2016-03-06 10:53:56 / March 6, 2016 @ 10:53 am. The temblor was detected at 19:53:56 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 66.82 km, 128.5376° East, -8.4832° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us10004vp6. Unique identifier: us10004vp6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 66.82 km (42 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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