A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 131 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (81 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: 20/04/19 / 2019-04-20 01:04:09 / April 20, 2019 @ 1:04 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us700039g0. Unique identifier: us700039g0. Exact location of earthquake, 154.406° East, -5.8238° South, depth 398.39 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:04:09 / 11:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 398.39 km (248 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 131 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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