A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 151 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (94 miles). Unique identifier: us2000kat3. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000kat3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 145.42 km (90 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 154.2986 East, latitude -5.6285 South, depth = 145.42 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/03/19 / 2019-03-29 00:51:44 / March 29, 2019 @ 12:51 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:51:44 / 10:51 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 151 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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