A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 116 km NNE of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (72 miles). Id of earthquake: us10007pt0. Event ids that are associated: us10007pt0. A tsunami warning has been issued near Namatanai in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 41.62 km, 152.6887° East, -2.6429° South. The temblor was picked up at 21:32:08 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 41.62 km (26 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 11:32:08 / December 17, 2016 @ 11:32 am UTC/GMT.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 116 km NNE of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea.
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