A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 108 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea (67 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us7000388u. Event ids that are associated: us7000388u. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 150.8581° East, -9.4509° South. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:50:49 / 9:50 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/04/19 / 2019-04-17 23:50:49 / April 17, 2019 @ 11:50 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 108 km NNE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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