A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 151 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (94 miles) on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/10/18 / 2018-10-11 23:59:09 / October 11, 2018 @ 11:59 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hdcw. Id of event: us1000hdcw. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:59:09 / 9:59 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 154.3308 East, latitude -7.0625 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty 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. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 151 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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