A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 121 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.5325 East, latitude -5.3299 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000afiw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000afiw. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/07/20 / 2020-07-01 01:06:43 / July 1, 2020 @ 1:06 am. The temblor was detected at 01:06:43 / 1:06 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 121 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea.
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