A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 89 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (55 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 148.0046° East, latitude -5.8038° South, depth = 183.1 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 183.1 km (114 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:56:50 / 12:56 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/04/19 / 2019-04-22 14:56:50 / April 22, 2019 @ 2:56 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70003flk. Id of event: us70003flk.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 89 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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