A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 123 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste (76 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:26:06 / 5:26 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000phvp. Id of event: us6000phvp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 123.7843° East, latitude -8.2505° South, depth = 188.212 km. Global time and date of event 04/01/25 / 2025-01-04 17:26:06 / January 4, 2025 @ 5:26 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 188.212 km (117 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 123 km NNW of Pante Makasar, Timor Leste.
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