A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 125 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us70003fl7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003fl7. The temblor was reported at 12:34:49 / 12:34 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 02:34:49 / April 22, 2019 @ 2:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.1546° East, -9.4705° South.
Each 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 one, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 125 km NE of Alotau, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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