A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 121 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (75 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 148.6158 East, latitude -5.6356 South, depth = 47.59 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100085qh. Id of event: us100085qh. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/02/17 / 2017-02-18 18:46:49 / February 18, 2017 @ 6:46 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 47.59 km (30 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:46:49 / 4:46 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 121 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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