A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 146 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (91 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:46:04 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us2000frb7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000frb7. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 16.48 km (10 miles). Exact location of event, depth 16.48 km, 152.0679° East, -5.6595° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/06/18 / 2018-06-24 11:46:04 / June 24, 2018 @ 11:46 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days ninety-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 146 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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