A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 160 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (99 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:01:11 / 3:01 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/02/18 / 2018-02-08 17:01:11 / February 8, 2018 @ 5:01 pm. Unique identifier: us2000d4uc. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000d4uc. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.0841 East, latitude -5.9291 South, depth = 10 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 160 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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