A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 145 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (90 miles) on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:34:08 / 8:34 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us70005av2. Unique identifier: us70005av2. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/09/19 / 2019-09-01 10:34:08 / September 1, 2019 @ 10:34 am. Exact location of event, longitude 151.3061 East, latitude -6.1637 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 145 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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