A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 182 km ESE of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (113 miles). Unique identifier: us20002xc4. Ids that are associated to the event: us20002xc4. The temblor was reported at 12:10:08 / 12:10 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/07/15 / 2015-07-14 02:10:08 / July 14, 2015 @ 2:10 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.3109 East, latitude -9.5141 South, depth = 24.3 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.3 km (15 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 182 km ESE of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea.
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