A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 111 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (69 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 12:35:36 / December 17, 2016 @ 12:35 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 94.77 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.4781 East, latitude -6.3272 South, depth = 94.77 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007pq8. Id of event: us10007pq8. The temblor was picked up at 22:35:36 / 10:35 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-eight, in the last 10 days fifty-nine, in the past 30 days sixty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen 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.
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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: 111 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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