A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 62 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (39 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, longitude 149.007 East, latitude -6.3857 South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/09/17 / 2017-09-17 15:28:11 / September 17, 2017 @ 3:28 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:28:11 / 1:28 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000at5p. Unique identifier: us2000at5p. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 62 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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