A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 114 km NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea (71 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000mcsy. Event ids that are associated: us7000mcsy. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/04/24 / 2024-04-18 02:29:43 / April 18, 2024 @ 2:29 am. The temblor was picked up at 02:29:43 / 2:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 144.7192 East, latitude -4.9491 South, depth = 87.63 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 87.63 km (54 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 114 km NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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