A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 60 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (37 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 147.7282° East, -6.0777° South, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:30:57 / 5:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/03/20 / 2020-03-24 19:30:57 / March 24, 2020 @ 7:30 pm. Unique identifier: us70008f9n. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008f9n.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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