A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 65 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (40 miles) on Saturday. Exact location, longitude 144.1488° East, latitude -4.6487° South, depth = 111.7 km. The temblor was reported at 09:28:11 / 9:28 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000awr8. Event ids that are associated: us2000awr8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111.7 km (69 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/09/17 / 2017-09-22 23:28:11 / September 22, 2017 @ 11:28 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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