A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 198 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (123 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.17 km (15 miles). Id of earthquake: us2000j5u4. Event ids that are associated: us2000j5u4. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/01/19 / 2019-01-02 09:53:30 / January 2, 2019 @ 9:53 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 24.17 km, 148.5491° East, -3.2699° South. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:53:30 / 7:53 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 198 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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