A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 207 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (129 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000aqmy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aqmy. The temblor was picked up at 01:22:30 / 1:22 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 40.14 km, 147.7134° East, -4.7331° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/10/17 / 2017-10-04 15:22:30 / October 4, 2017 @ 3:22 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 40.14 km (25 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 207 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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