A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste (107 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pj6u. Unique identifier: us6000pj6u. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/12/24 / 2024-12-30 16:26:12 / December 30, 2024 @ 4:26 pm. The temblor was detected at 16:26:12 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 176.667 km (110 miles). Exact location, longitude 128.2118° East, latitude -7.5432° South, depth = 176.667 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 172 km NE of Lospalos, Timor Leste. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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