A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 98 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (61 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 151.6225° East, latitude -4.9723° South, depth = 17.52 km. Id of earthquake: us600044b0. Event ids that are associated: us600044b0. 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 17.52 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 19:56:59 / 7:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/06/19 / 2019-06-16 09:56:59 / June 16, 2019 @ 9:56 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 98 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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