A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Pante Makasar in Timor Leste. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/10/24 / 2024-10-22 18:40:50 / October 22, 2024 @ 6:40 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 18:40:50 / 6:40 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 123.743 East, latitude -8.7952 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nr6q. Unique identifier: us7000nr6q.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Pante Makasar (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 83 km (52 miles) from Pante Makasar (c. 4 700 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, East Timor (c. 1 155 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve 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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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. 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: 83 km WNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste.
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