A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 212 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (132 miles). 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). Exact location of event, longitude 152.4852 East, latitude -6.2521 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us7000blvm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000blvm. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/09/20 / 2020-09-08 11:21:11 / September 8, 2020 @ 11:21 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:21:11 / 11:21 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 212 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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