A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 139 km SW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (86 miles). The temblor was reported at 01:54:06 / 1:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/03/19 / 2019-03-10 15:54:06 / March 10, 2019 @ 3:54 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 151.9087° East, -10.0272° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us1000jd8d. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jd8d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 139 km SW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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