A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 150 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (93 miles) on Saturday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:52:21 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Event id: us1000dbs0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000dbs0. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.6409 East, latitude -5.5643 South, depth = 35 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/03/18 / 2018-03-31 00:52:21 / March 31, 2018 @ 12:52 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days eighty-four 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 150 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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