A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (mg/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 01:09:48 / 1:09 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 102.01 km (63 miles). Global time of event 2014-12-17 03:09:48 UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 146.6933 East, latitude -6.3626 South, depth 102.01 km.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop).
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