A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 67 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (42 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:19:29 / 5:19 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70009elc. Ids that are associated to the event: us70009elc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 146.7 km (91 miles). Exact location of event, depth 146.7 km, 144.5109° East, -4.482° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/05/20 / 2020-05-12 07:19:29 / May 12, 2020 @ 7:19 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 67 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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