A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 160 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (99 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:51:57 / 2:51 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 154.2513° East, latitude -5.5499° South, depth = 133.62 km. Unique identifier: us1000dxxs. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000dxxs. The epicenter was at a depth of 133.62 km (83 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/04/18 / 2018-04-29 04:51:57 / April 29, 2018 @ 4:51 am.
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 160 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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