A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 74 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (46 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 148.453° East, -6.2622° South, depth 54.19 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/01/18 / 2018-01-13 23:06:25 / January 13, 2018 @ 11:06 pm. The temblor was detected at 09:06:25 / 9:06 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cpvf. Id of event: us2000cpvf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.19 km (34 miles).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty 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. 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: 74 km ENE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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