A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 143 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (89 miles) on Monday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:58:30 / 8:58 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us70003a2p. Event ids that are associated: us70003a2p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/19 / 2019-04-21 22:58:30 / April 21, 2019 @ 10:58 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 150.6057° East, -6.978° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 143 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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