A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 90 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (56 miles) on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600052uz. Id of event: us600052uz. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 02/08/19 / 2019-08-02 14:00:19 / August 2, 2019 @ 2:00 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53.77 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:00:19 / 12:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 148.7285° East, -6.215° South, depth 53.77 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days sixty-two 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 90 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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