A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 129 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). The temblor was reported at 21:09:03 / 9:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 109.86 km, 154.4718° East, -5.7349° South. Id of earthquake: us10007puq. Event ids that are associated: us10007puq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 109.86 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 11:09:03 / December 18, 2016 @ 11:09 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-five, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days eighty and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 129 km WNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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