A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (98 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us2000j6lj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j6lj. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:30:10 / 8:30 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 20/01/19 / 2019-01-20 10:30:10 / January 20, 2019 @ 10:30 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 146.2309° East, latitude -2.9841° South, depth = 10 km.
Each 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 fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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