A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 196 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (122 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 07:28:31 / January 28, 2018 @ 7:28 am. Exact location of earthquake, 148.3857° East, -3.4006° South, depth 10 km. 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 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:28:31 / 5:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000cqyw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cqyw.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 196 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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