A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 178 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (111 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.2936 East, latitude -3.1393 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/05/19 / 2019-05-15 00:42:48 / May 15, 2019 @ 12:42 am. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:42:48 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003lat. Id of event: us70003lat.
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 two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 178 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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