A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 156 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (97 miles). Exact location of event, depth 9.91 km, 150.1354° East, -3.8222° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/04/20 / 2020-04-20 18:38:42 / April 20, 2020 @ 6:38 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 04:38:42 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us700090lj. Event ids that are associated: us700090lj. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.91 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 156 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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