A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 158 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (98 miles). Exact location, longitude 146.9997° East, latitude -3.4288° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:20:34 / 7:20 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/04/18 / 2018-04-21 09:20:34 / April 21, 2018 @ 9:20 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000dpsr. Event ids that are associated: us1000dpsr. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 158 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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