A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 187 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (116 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 44.29 km (28 miles). Event id: us2000cytq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cytq. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/01/18 / 2018-01-27 14:43:41 / January 27, 2018 @ 2:43 pm. The temblor was reported at 00:43:41 / 12:43 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 146.3059 East, latitude -3.4145 South, depth = 44.29 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 187 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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