A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 75 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (47 miles). Exact location of event, depth 31.13 km, 144.5338° East, -3.562° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/02/18 / 2018-02-15 15:39:55 / February 15, 2018 @ 3:39 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:39:55 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.13 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000d2mx. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d2mx.
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 75 km NE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
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