A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 107 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea (66 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:26:37 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ceiz. Id of event: us1000ceiz. Exact location of earthquake, 144.9602° East, -4.7313° South, depth 71.86 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 71.86 km (45 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/01/18 / 2018-01-24 21:26:37 / January 24, 2018 @ 9:26 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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