A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 121 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:29:21 / 1:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 109.49 km (68 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 13:29:21 / May 15, 2020 @ 1:29 pm. Event id: us70009n6c. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70009n6c. Exact location of event, depth 109.49 km, 155.841° East, -7.3595° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 121 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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