A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 184 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (114 miles). Event id: us7000356z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000356z. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/19 / 2019-04-12 21:18:35 / April 12, 2019 @ 9:18 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 154.7887° East, -4.7212° South, depth 453.2 km. The temblor was reported at 07:18:35 / 7:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 453.2 km (282 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 184 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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