A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 209 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (130 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 10:30:11 / April 21, 2020 @ 10:30 am. The temblor was reported at 20:30:11 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 151.8863° East, latitude -6.2888° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us700090yc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700090yc. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 209 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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