A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 122 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (76 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: us70008t2d. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008t2d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.6487 East, latitude -2.9375 South, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/04/20 / 2020-04-10 06:46:16 / April 10, 2020 @ 6:46 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 16:46:16 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 122 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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