A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 91 km E of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (57 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:32:55 / 6:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 153.5384° East, -9.1962° South, depth 21.07 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 21.07 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000eh1a. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eh1a. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 20:32:55 / June 1, 2018 @ 8:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 91 km E of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea.
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