A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (72 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 21:22:22 / 9:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 11:22:22 / August 6, 2018 @ 11:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 151.3506 East, latitude -3.5406 South, depth = 33.48 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000g6c1. Unique identifier: us1000g6c1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.48 km (21 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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. 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: 116 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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