A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 201 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (125 miles) on Saturday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 145.6871 East, latitude -3.2522 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/01/18 / 2018-01-26 22:59:47 / January 26, 2018 @ 10:59 pm. Unique identifier: us1000cifa. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000cifa. The temblor was reported at 08:59:47 / 8:59 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 201 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
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