A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 112 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea (70 miles) on Thursday. Event id: us70003887. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003887. The temblor was picked up at 09:07:31 / 9:07 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/04/19 / 2019-04-17 23:07:31 / April 17, 2019 @ 11:07 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.1376° East, -9.6071° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 112 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea.
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