A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 154 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (96 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 154.3436 East, latitude -5.4845 South, depth = 156.33 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 156.33 km (97 miles). Event id: us60009bhj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009bhj. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/04/20 / 2020-04-19 01:51:03 / April 19, 2020 @ 1:51 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 11:51:03 / 11:51 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 154 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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