A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 108 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (67 miles). The temblor was detected at 07:05:08 / 7:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us700097km. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700097km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/04/20 / 2020-04-25 21:05:08 / April 25, 2020 @ 9:05 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 154.505 East, latitude -6.4187 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake was roughly 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 seven, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 108 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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