A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (61 miles) on Tuesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 04/08/20 / 2020-08-04 12:10:17 / August 4, 2020 @ 12:10 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 76.53 km (48 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b955. Id of event: us6000b955. Exact location of event, longitude 148.4751 East, latitude -5.9272 South, depth = 76.53 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:10:17 / 12:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 98 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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