Timor-Leste experienced a magnitude 6.0 earthquake this morning.
I was at gym at the time however I did feel the whole building shake. The only other person at the gym continued lifting weights and didn’t appear to notice anything out of the ordinary which made me wonder whether I was making the whole thing up. My fears were unfounded when I arrived home soon after to read…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) which monitors earthquake all over the world has generated this site with information about the latest quake. The USGS also has a great page of maps and other GIS images concerning the quake which can be accessed here.
According to the USGS, Dili was experiencing ‘moderate’ shaking and damage is not expected. I have not heard any reports of damage related to the quake.
The image below (courtesy of USGS) shows seismic activity from 1990-present.
Tags: Dili, Earthquake, Technology, Timor-Leste
April 19, 2008 at 7:18 pm
quite serious isn’t it… glad ur ok…