A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 108 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (67 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 139.68 km (87 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:43:41 / 7:43 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d262. Event ids that are associated: us2000d262. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 04/02/18 / 2018-02-04 09:43:41 / February 4, 2018 @ 9:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 147.9117° East, latitude -5.6183° South, depth = 139.68 km.
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 three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 108 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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