A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 185 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (115 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.065 East, latitude -3.182 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:51:37 / 4:51 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10005cyy. Event ids that are associated: us10005cyy. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/05/16 / 2016-05-02 06:51:37 / May 2, 2016 @ 6:51 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 185 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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