A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 138 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (86 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 143.23 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/09/17 / 2017-09-29 01:53:42 / September 29, 2017 @ 1:53 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:53:42 / 11:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 148.1287° East, -5.3799° South, depth 143.23 km. Event id: us2000awc1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000awc1.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 138 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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