A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 181 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (112 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 149.2285° East, -3.0348° South, depth 7.59 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 7.59 km (5 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:41:45 / 3:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/18 / 2018-10-17 17:41:45 / October 17, 2018 @ 5:41 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hg29. Id of event: us1000hg29.
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 two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 181 km WSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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