A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 116 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (72 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 00:38:25 / May 15, 2020 @ 12:38 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us70009n5s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70009n5s. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:38:25 / 10:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 152.5158 East, latitude -5.3874 South, depth = 35 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 116 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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