A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 126 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 139 km (86 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 151.4233° East, -5.1279° South, depth 139 km. The temblor was detected at 16:12:43 / 4:12 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/01/18 / 2018-01-19 06:12:43 / January 19, 2018 @ 6:12 am. Event id: us1000cdlf. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000cdlf. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 126 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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