A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (62 miles) on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:57:44 / 12:57 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us70009n68. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70009n68. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/05/20 / 2020-05-15 12:57:44 / May 15, 2020 @ 12:57 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 155.4496° East, -7.2146° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 99 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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