A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 125 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). Global time and date of event 18/11/19 / 2019-11-18 15:20:37 / November 18, 2019 @ 3:20 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:20:37 / 1:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 141.4348° East, -3.8071° South. Event id: us700069fp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700069fp.
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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 125 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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