A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 232 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (144 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.2342 East, latitude -6.4562 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:41:24 / 9:41 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/20 / 2020-04-17 11:41:24 / April 17, 2020 @ 11:41 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008yf1. Id of event: us70008yf1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 six and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 232 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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