A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 52 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (32 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ix8. Id of event: us10005ix8. The epicenter was at a depth of 60.39 km (38 miles). Exact location, longitude 153.4246° East, latitude -4.7263° South, depth = 60.39 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/05/16 / 2016-05-15 08:02:09 / May 15, 2016 @ 8:02 am. The temblor was reported at 18:02:09 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days ninety-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 52 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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