A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 213 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (132 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.5937° East, -6.8225° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/01/18 / 2018-01-19 22:27:46 / January 19, 2018 @ 10:27 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 08:27:46 / 8:27 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000clk1. Id of event: us2000clk1.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 213 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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