A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 143 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (89 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 154.1855° East, -6.3303° South, depth 53.06 km. The temblor was detected at 18:07:59 / 6:07 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53.06 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000abfn. Event ids that are associated: us6000abfn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/06/20 / 2020-06-13 18:07:59 / June 13, 2020 @ 6:07 pm.
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 six and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 143 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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