A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 167 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (104 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000ggtg. Event ids that are associated: us2000ggtg. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/07/18 / 2018-07-29 17:59:16 / July 29, 2018 @ 5:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:59:16 / 3:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.67 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 151.8618° East, latitude -5.8127° South, depth = 33.67 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 167 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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