A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 133 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (83 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 213.61 km (133 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000h6as. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000h6as. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.168 East, latitude -5.5272 South, depth = 213.61 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/09/18 / 2018-09-01 01:00:13 / September 1, 2018 @ 1:00 am. The temblor was detected at 11:00:13 / 11:00 am (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 133 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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