A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 117 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (73 miles). Global time and date of event 14/10/17 / 2017-10-14 09:29:27 / October 14, 2017 @ 9:29 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 149.6673 East, latitude -4.6041 South, depth = 581.86 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 581.86 km (362 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000aunk. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000aunk. The 4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:29:27 / 7:29 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 117 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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