A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 55 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (34 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 153.5138° East, latitude -4.3352° South, depth = 107.04 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 09:02:31 / December 18, 2016 @ 9:02 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 107.04 km (67 miles). The temblor was reported at 19:02:31 / 7:02 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007pug. Unique identifier: us10007pug.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventeen, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 55 km ENE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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