A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 53 km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea (33 miles). Exact location of event, depth 99.51 km, 153.5123° East, -4.5375° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/07/19 / 2019-07-12 01:18:55 / July 12, 2019 @ 1:18 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 99.51 km (62 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70004qie. Id of event: us70004qie. The temblor was detected at 11:18:55 / 11:18 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 53 km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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