A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 140 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (87 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.95 km (15 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/04/20 / 2020-04-19 19:52:33 / April 19, 2020 @ 7:52 pm. The temblor was reported at 05:52:33 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.5432 East, latitude -7.1679 South, depth = 23.95 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000903h. Id of event: us7000903h.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
Did you feel it?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 140 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
Copyright © 2020 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply