A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 85 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (53 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 07/04/19 / 2019-04-07 03:25:24 / April 7, 2019 @ 3:25 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us700036eu. Event ids that are associated: us700036eu. The temblor was detected at 13:25:24 / 1:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 148.2076 East, latitude -5.9121 South, depth = 62.17 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.17 km (39 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days sixty-six 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. 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. 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: 85 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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