A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 118 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (73 miles) on Monday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/11/19 / 2019-11-11 13:45:39 / November 11, 2019 @ 1:45 pm. The temblor was detected at 23:45:39 / 11:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 414.96 km, 150.917° East, -3.6366° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 414.96 km (258 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us700069y1. Unique identifier: us700069y1. 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 one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 118 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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