A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 189 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (117 miles) on Sunday. Event id: us1000328c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000328c. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/07/15 / 2015-07-26 09:28:34 / July 26, 2015 @ 9:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.7847 East, latitude -6.0266 South, depth = 38.43 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:28:34 / 7:28 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 38.43 km (24 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 189 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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