A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 83 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (52 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000e1ka. Event ids that are associated: us2000e1ka. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:14:16 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 100.84 km, 153.6471° East, -4.9024° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 100.84 km (63 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/04/18 / 2018-04-10 15:14:16 / April 10, 2018 @ 3:14 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 three and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 83 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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