A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 139 km NNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (86 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 150.3547° East, -1.3966° South, depth 35.01 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/10/19 / 2019-10-19 19:36:43 / October 19, 2019 @ 7:36 pm. The temblor was detected at 05:36:43 / 5:36 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35.01 km (22 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70005w25. Id of event: us70005w25.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 139 km NNW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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