A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (108 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 19:49:47 / 7:49 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000dv1u. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000dv1u. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/03/18 / 2018-03-28 09:49:47 / March 28, 2018 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 153.9708° East, latitude -5.8687° South, depth = 35 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 174 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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