A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 141 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea (88 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/08/20 / 2020-08-31 18:19:21 / August 31, 2020 @ 6:19 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:19:21 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000bfdn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000bfdn. Exact location of event, longitude 140.4259 East, latitude -5.1771 South, depth = 10 km.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 141 km NW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea.
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