A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 75 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (47 miles) on Monday. Id of earthquake: us600052zg. Event ids that are associated: us600052zg. Global time and date of event 04/08/19 / 2019-08-04 23:13:35 / August 4, 2019 @ 11:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 153.6541 East, latitude -4.7497 South, depth = 54.51 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:13:35 / 9:13 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 54.51 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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