A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 141 km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea (88 miles). Global time and date of event 15/06/19 / 2019-06-15 12:39:27 / June 15, 2019 @ 12:39 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:39:27 / 10:39 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000448x. Id of event: us6000448x. Exact location of earthquake, 154.3084° East, -4.4849° South, depth 416.24 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 416.24 km (259 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 three and in the last 365 days sixteen 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. 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: 141 km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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