A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 172 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (107 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: us2000c211. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000c211. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 19:09:47 / December 1, 2017 @ 7:09 pm. The temblor was reported at 05:09:47 / 5:09 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, 151.8671° East, -5.8629° South, depth 19.26 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 19.26 km (12 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 172 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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