A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 103 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea (64 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:14:35 / 9:14 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 146.7853° East, -5.8094° South, depth 9.357 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ngpn. Id of event: us6000ngpn. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 9.357 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/07/24 / 2024-07-17 21:14:35 / July 17, 2024 @ 9:14 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 103 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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