A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 183 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (114 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 31/01/19 / 2019-01-31 18:24:38 / January 31, 2019 @ 6:24 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us2000jhfn. Event ids that are associated: us2000jhfn. The temblor was reported at 04:24:38 / 4:24 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 147.1417° East, -3.6801° South.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 183 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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