A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 91 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (57 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.4459 East, latitude -5.8894 South, depth = 85.21 km. Event id: us700036a5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700036a5. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:49:58 / 7:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 85.21 km (53 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/04/19 / 2019-04-15 09:49:58 / April 15, 2019 @ 9:49 am.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 91 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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