A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 125 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 154.4402° East, -5.8685° South, depth 393.78 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:22:14 / 11:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/04/19 / 2019-04-20 01:22:14 / April 20, 2019 @ 1:22 am. Id of earthquake: us70003e2v. Event ids that are associated: us70003e2v. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 393.78 km (245 miles).
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 four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 125 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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