A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 122 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea (76 miles). Unique identifier: us2000dvk7. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000dvk7. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:00:23 / 11:00 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 147.2372 East, latitude -5.6459 South, depth = 173.91 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 173.91 km (108 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/18 / 2018-03-31 01:00:23 / March 31, 2018 @ 1:00 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 122 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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