A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 163 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (101 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 153.8149° East, -5.7217° South, depth 31.29 km. Event id: us10007ppy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ppy. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 31.29 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 11:07:37 / December 17, 2016 @ 11:07 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 21:07:37 / 9:07 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been sixty-nine, in the last 10 days seventy, in the past 30 days seventy-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 163 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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