A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 128 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:28:50 / 2:28 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 147.2233° East, -3.1872° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 10/04/20 / 2020-04-10 04:28:50 / April 10, 2020 @ 4:28 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us70008ydy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008ydy.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 128 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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