A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 124 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (77 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/12/18 / 2018-12-30 14:19:10 / December 30, 2018 @ 2:19 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000iz89. Event ids that are associated: us2000iz89. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:19:10 / 12:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 203.2 km, 148.1311° East, -5.5112° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 203.2 km (126 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 124 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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