A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 170 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (106 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.42 km (18 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000ckcb. Event ids that are associated: us2000ckcb. Exact location, longitude 151.1265° East, latitude -6.731° South, depth = 29.42 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:58:08 / 2:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/01/18 / 2018-01-17 16:58:08 / January 17, 2018 @ 4:58 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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