A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 137 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (85 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 153.7535 East, latitude -5.4757 South, depth = 63.04 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.04 km (39 miles). Global time and date of event 03/02/18 / 2018-02-03 10:36:27 / February 3, 2018 @ 10:36 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 20:36:27 / 8:36 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000d227. Unique identifier: us2000d227.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 137 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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