A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 95 km SE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea (59 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 27.56 km (17 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 148.8176 East, latitude -9.4153 South, depth = 27.56 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/08/16 / 2016-08-01 14:15:35 / August 1, 2016 @ 2:15 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us10006ad0. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006ad0. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:15:35 / 12:15 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 95 km SE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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