A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 187 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (116 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:15:22 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 146.1875° East, latitude -3.3266° South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 31/01/20 / 2020-01-31 03:15:22 / January 31, 2020 @ 3:15 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us60007kzw. Event ids that are associated: us60007kzw.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 187 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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