A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Monday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:08:31 / 2:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/10/19 / 2019-10-28 04:08:31 / October 28, 2019 @ 4:08 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us700063i6. Unique identifier: us700063i6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 131.86 km (82 miles). Exact location of event, depth 131.86 km, 151.7651° East, -4.9977° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-two 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 90 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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