A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 84 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (52 miles). 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: us2000d12l. Id of event: us2000d12l. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:59:19 / 9:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.16 km (13 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/02/18 / 2018-02-01 23:59:19 / February 1, 2018 @ 11:59 pm. Exact location, longitude 147.7599° East, latitude -5.8449° South, depth = 21.16 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 84 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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