A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 179 km ENE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea (111 miles). Unique identifier: us2000cn7g. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000cn7g. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 22:35:35 / 10:35 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.19 km (32 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.8245 East, latitude -8.322 South, depth = 52.19 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 09/01/18 / 2018-01-09 12:35:35 / January 9, 2018 @ 12:35 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
Did you feel anything?
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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 179 km ENE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply