A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 111 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea (69 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.17 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 18:21:59 / 6:21 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us700037m2. Ids that are associated to the event: us700037m2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/19 / 2019-04-17 08:21:59 / April 17, 2019 @ 8:21 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 150.9717° East, latitude -9.485° South, depth = 37.17 km.
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 one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 111 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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