A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.98 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:37:15 / 6:37 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000cjmu. Event ids that are associated: us2000cjmu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.8953 East, latitude -3.1409 South, depth = 40.98 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/01/18 / 2018-01-15 08:37:15 / January 15, 2018 @ 8:37 am UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Vanimo, Vanimo, Aitape (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 50 km W of Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
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