A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 100 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (62 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/01/18 / 2018-01-30 16:26:38 / January 30, 2018 @ 4:26 pm. Id of earthquake: us2000czni. Event ids that are associated: us2000czni. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.26 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:26:38 / 2:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 152.352° East, latitude -5.2593° South, depth = 26.26 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 100 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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