A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 171 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (106 miles) on Friday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 15:23:46 / January 17, 2019 @ 3:23 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:23:46 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.7661 East, latitude -3.4894 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000j54d. Event ids that are associated: us2000j54d.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-one 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. 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: 171 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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