A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 144 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (89 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:33:22 / 4:33 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 28/01/19 / 2019-01-28 18:33:22 / January 28, 2019 @ 6:33 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 146.6658 East, latitude -3.1835 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000jhc8. Event ids that are associated: us2000jhc8.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-eight and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 144 km SSW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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