A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 152 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (94 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 118.18 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/11/19 / 2019-11-10 10:26:52 / November 10, 2019 @ 10:26 am. Exact location of event, longitude 154.3356 East, latitude -5.5318 South, depth = 118.18 km. The temblor was detected at 20:26:52 / 8:26 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us60006c3e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006c3e.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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. Each 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 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: 152 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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