A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 264 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste (164 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/02/25 / 2025-02-12 15:17:00 / February 12, 2025 @ 3:17 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pf0i. Id of event: us7000pf0i. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:17:00 / 3:17 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 129.3969° East, latitude -8.3549° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 264 km E of Lospalos, Timor Leste.
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