A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (65 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70003a6g. Event ids that are associated: us70003a6g. Exact location of earthquake, 153.0479° East, -5.425° South, depth 37.69 km. The temblor was reported at 20:19:48 / 8:19 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.69 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 10:19:48 / April 22, 2019 @ 10:19 am UTC/GMT.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 105 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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