A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 221 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (137 miles). Exact location, longitude 128.8779° East, latitude -7.8084° South, depth = 80.89 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80.89 km (50 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 19:52:28 / August 31, 2020 @ 7:52 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000bhsd. Event ids that are associated: us7000bhsd. The temblor was reported at 19:52:28 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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.
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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: 221 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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