A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (100 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163.81 km (102 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10008vrx. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008vrx. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.2254 East, latitude -5.5839 South, depth = 163.81 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/05/17 / 2017-05-27 09:52:06 / May 27, 2017 @ 9:52 am. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:52:06 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 161 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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