A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Event id: us1000jimp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000jimp. Exact location, longitude 151.9° East, latitude -3.918° South, depth = 214.45 km. The temblor was picked up at 23:20:43 / 11:20 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 214.45 km (133 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/03/19 / 2019-03-10 13:20:43 / March 10, 2019 @ 1:20 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo, Rabaul. Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 43 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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