A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km ENE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (69 miles) on Saturday. 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 23:41:56 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 30.99 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 30.99 km, 148.219° East, -1.6822° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ae50. Id of event: us2000ae50. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/09/17 / 2017-09-02 13:41:56 / September 2, 2017 @ 1:41 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 111 km ENE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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