A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 108 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (67 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:36:08 / 7:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 147.8411° East, -2.8157° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 29/01/16 / 2016-01-29 21:36:08 / January 29, 2016 @ 9:36 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004wur. Id of event: us20004wur.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 108 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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