Light earthquake, 4.1 mag strikes near Metinaro in Timor Leste

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 193 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste (120 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:26:33 / 11:26 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qkud. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qkud. Exact location, longitude 125.5299° East, latitude -6.793° South, depth = 460.078 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/06/25 / 2025-06-01 11:26:33 / June 1, 2025 @ 11:26 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 460.078 km (286 miles).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 193 km N of Metinaro, Timor Leste.

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