A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 124 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (77 miles). Global time and date of event 31/12/24 / 2024-12-31 08:15:19 / December 31, 2024 @ 8:15 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 146.654 km (91 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 127.9801° East, -7.9693° South, depth 146.654 km. Unique identifier: us6000pgm9. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pgm9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 08:15:19 / 8:15 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 124 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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