A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 55 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (34 miles) on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us20002ygv. Unique identifier: us20002ygv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:48:14 / 3:48 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 47.82 km (30 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/07/15 / 2015-07-19 05:48:14 / July 19, 2015 @ 5:48 am. Exact location of earthquake, 153.1252° East, -4.9617° South, depth 47.82 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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