A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 177 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (110 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/19 / 2019-07-08 15:01:01 / July 8, 2019 @ 3:01 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004n3g. Id of event: us70004n3g. Exact location of earthquake, 151.9235° East, -5.9192° South, depth 32.61 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 32.61 km (20 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:01:01 / 1:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 177 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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