A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 192 km N of Dili, Timor Leste (119 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 16:32:00 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 125.281 East, latitude -6.8437 South, depth = 522.558 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 522.558 km (325 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r04g. Id of event: us6000r04g. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 16:32:00 / August 12, 2025 @ 4:32 pm.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.

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