A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 188 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (117 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: us2000g9zm. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g9zm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.2 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 04:32:53 / 4:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/18 / 2018-07-20 18:32:53 / July 20, 2018 @ 6:32 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 146.3413° East, -3.4501° South, depth 37.2 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 188 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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