A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 228 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (142 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us70008xcf. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008xcf. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 14:45:21 / 2:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/04/20 / 2020-04-16 04:45:21 / April 16, 2020 @ 4:45 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.126 East, latitude -6.411 South, depth = 10 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 228 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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