A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Taron in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700048et. Id of event: us700048et. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.49 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 07:26:24 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/06/19 / 2019-06-18 21:26:24 / June 18, 2019 @ 9:26 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 64.49 km, 152.8658° East, -4.7775° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. 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: 39 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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