A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Wabag in Papua New Guinea. Id of earthquake: us2000cp9z. Event ids that are associated: us2000cp9z. Exact location of earthquake, 144.1823° East, -5.1539° South, depth 102.15 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 102.15 km (63 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:05:14 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/01/18 / 2018-01-11 00:05:14 / January 11, 2018 @ 12:05 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Mount Hagen (c. 33 600 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Wabag (c. 4 000 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Mount Hagen, Wabag (min 5000 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 64 km NE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea.
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