A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 162 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (101 miles). Unique identifier: us700059pu. Ids that are associated to the event: us700059pu. The temblor was picked up at 00:15:13 / 12:15 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 23/08/19 / 2019-08-23 13:15:13 / August 23, 2019 @ 1:15 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 154.5034° East, -5.1763° South, depth 155.17 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 155.17 km (96 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 162 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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