A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 15 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (9 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:13:47 / 10:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 147.9876° East, -6.6669° South, depth 60.36 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/18 / 2018-04-05 00:13:47 / April 5, 2018 @ 12:13 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000dyxh. Unique identifier: us2000dyxh. The epicenter was at a depth of 60.36 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-four 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. 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: 15 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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