A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 195 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (121 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 02:50:39 / 2:50 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000dvjn. Id of event: us2000dvjn. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 152.0352° East, -6.1063° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/03/18 / 2018-03-30 16:50:39 / March 30, 2018 @ 4:50 pm. 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 10 km (6 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-eight, in the last 10 days thirty-six, in the past 30 days thirty-eight and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 195 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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