A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 27 kilometers (17 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 6.98 km (4 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:44:55 / 4:44 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008h0d. Id of event: us70008h0d. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/03/20 / 2020-03-20 18:44:55 / March 20, 2020 @ 6:44 pm. Exact location, longitude 151.9688° East, latitude -4.3337° South, depth = 6.98 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 33 km (20 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 27 km (17 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kokopo, Rabaul.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ninety-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 27 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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