A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 64 km WNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (40 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 142.2582 East, latitude -4.0562 South, depth = 124.483 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:47:06 / 8:47 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000mtzb. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mtzb. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/04/24 / 2024-04-19 08:47:06 / April 19, 2024 @ 8:47 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 124.483 km (77 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km WNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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