A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 168 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (104 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.1733 East, latitude -5.5276 South, depth = 31.56 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 31.56 km (20 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10007psv. Event ids that are associated: us10007psv. The temblor was reported at 21:15:04 / 9:15 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 11:15:04 / December 17, 2016 @ 11:15 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-two, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days seventy-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 168 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea.
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