A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 38 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (24 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 114.62 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/11/15 / 2015-11-08 13:01:58 / November 8, 2015 @ 1:01 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003vqu. Id of event: us10003vqu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.3635 East, latitude -4.5685 South, depth = 114.62 km. The temblor was reported at 23:01:58 / 11:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 38 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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