A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Kainantu in Papua New Guinea. The epicenter was at a depth of 72.77 km (45 miles). The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:23:06 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000kcfa. Id of event: us2000kcfa. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/03/19 / 2019-03-31 16:23:06 / March 31, 2019 @ 4:23 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 146.4461 East, latitude -5.7302 South, depth = 72.77 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 89 km (56 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kainantu (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 89 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.
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