A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 107 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (66 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.082 East, latitude -5.7993 South, depth = 35 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003k4j. Id of event: us70003k4j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 07:17:14 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/05/19 / 2019-05-12 21:17:14 / May 12, 2019 @ 9:17 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ninety-two 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.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 107 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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