A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 130 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (81 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us70008szx. Unique identifier: us70008szx. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/04/20 / 2020-04-10 03:46:21 / April 10, 2020 @ 3:46 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 146.8024 East, latitude -3.1052 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 13:46:21 / 1:46 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 130 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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