A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 74 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (46 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60.37 km (38 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/03/20 / 2020-03-14 05:15:17 / March 14, 2020 @ 5:15 am. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:15:17 / 3:15 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us60008hpm. Ids that are associated to the event: us60008hpm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 148.8806° East, latitude -6.1702° South, depth = 60.37 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 74 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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