A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (119 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 09:22:05 / April 21, 2020 @ 9:22 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 19:22:05 / 7:22 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700090xc. Id of event: us700090xc. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.6895° East, -6.3178° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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