A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 183 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (114 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 20:53:55 / 8:53 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us70006x12. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006x12. Exact location of earthquake, 146.3027° East, -3.3646° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/12/19 / 2019-12-21 10:53:55 / December 21, 2019 @ 10:53 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 183 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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