A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 196 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (122 miles). Exact location of event, depth 139.359 km, 128.4069° East, -7.4352° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:41:54 / 9:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/12/24 / 2024-12-11 09:41:54 / December 11, 2024 @ 9:41 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 139.359 km (87 miles). Event id: us7000nxtb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nxtb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 196 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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