A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 94 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (58 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/08/19 / 2019-08-28 06:10:36 / August 28, 2019 @ 6:10 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 16:10:36 / 4:10 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96.92 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000592f. Event ids that are associated: us7000592f. Exact location of event, longitude 153.6123 East, latitude -5.0962 South, depth = 96.92 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 94 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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