A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 198 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (123 miles). Id of earthquake: us700090xz. Event ids that are associated: us700090xz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:08:00 / 8:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 151.7813° East, -6.2761° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 10:08:00 / April 21, 2020 @ 10:08 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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