A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 118 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (73 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 154.0559 East, latitude -4.173 South, depth = 46.2 km. The temblor was reported at 11:32:40 / 11:32 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/16 / 2016-10-14 01:32:40 / October 14, 2016 @ 1:32 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 46.2 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20007dzi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dzi.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 118 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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