A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 96 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea (60 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.9 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 143.1497° East, latitude -6.8911° South, depth = 8.9 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60004x2h. Id of event: us60004x2h. The temblor was reported at 02:25:01 / 2:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/07/19 / 2019-07-21 16:25:01 / July 21, 2019 @ 4:25 pm UTC/GMT.
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 one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 96 km SW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea.
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