A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 48 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (30 miles) on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 132.18 km (82 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000cdrf. Event ids that are associated: us1000cdrf. The temblor was detected at 05:56:42 / 5:56 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/01/18 / 2018-01-20 19:56:42 / January 20, 2018 @ 7:56 pm. Exact location, longitude 144.0258° East, latitude -4.5001° South, depth = 132.18 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 48 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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