A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.14 km (5 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us70008h0c. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008h0c. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/03/20 / 2020-03-20 18:46:26 / March 20, 2020 @ 6:46 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 151.9965° East, -4.383° South, depth 8.14 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:46:26 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo, Rabaul (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 30 km (19 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 28 km (18 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-nine 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 react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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