A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 146 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea (91 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:40:33 / 1:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 26/05/20 / 2020-05-26 01:40:33 / May 26, 2020 @ 1:40 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 182.94 km (114 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 147.1012 East, latitude -5.387 South, depth = 182.94 km. Unique identifier: us6000a4i9. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a4i9.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 146 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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