A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Kerema in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. All ids that are associated to the event: us60008hpx. Unique identifier: us60008hpx. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/03/20 / 2020-03-14 18:01:25 / March 14, 2020 @ 6:01 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 94.47 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:01:25 / 4:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 145.2132° East, -7.5358° South, depth 94.47 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 78 km (49 miles) from Kerema (c. 5 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kerema.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 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: 78 km NW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea.
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