A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (111 miles) on Saturday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:52:16 / 4:52 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/10/18 / 2018-10-19 18:52:16 / October 19, 2018 @ 6:52 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000heni. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000heni. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 64.4 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.5028 East, latitude -6.4111 South, depth = 64.4 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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