A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 141 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (88 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 152.0809° East, -5.6197° South, depth 64.25 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000hcei. Unique identifier: us2000hcei. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/09/18 / 2018-09-11 04:40:29 / September 11, 2018 @ 4:40 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.25 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 14:40:29 / 2:40 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 141 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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