A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 197 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (122 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:40:32 / 7:40 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000katr. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000katr. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/03/19 / 2019-03-29 21:40:32 / March 29, 2019 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 238.12 km (148 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 154.7227 East, latitude -3.898 South, depth = 238.12 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 197 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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