A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 76 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (47 miles). Global time and date of event 05/11/17 / 2017-11-05 15:41:19 / November 5, 2017 @ 3:41 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 148.8634° East, latitude -6.2482° South, depth = 48.86 km. The temblor was reported at 01:41:19 / 1:41 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000bnvf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000bnvf. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.86 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 three and in the last 365 days thirty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 76 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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