A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 148 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (92 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 156.84 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/03/20 / 2020-03-13 01:25:06 / March 13, 2020 @ 1:25 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 156.84 km, 147.379° East, -5.3477° South. The temblor was reported at 11:25:06 / 11:25 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008gw0. Id of event: us70008gw0.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 148 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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