A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 67 km NW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (42 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/03/19 / 2019-03-12 00:00:45 / March 12, 2019 @ 12:00 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:00:45 / 10:00 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.22 km (19 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 location of earthquake, longitude 152.0433 East, latitude -3.1985 South, depth = 31.22 km. Unique identifier: us1000jjse. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000jjse.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km NW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea.
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