A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 213 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10007rcz. Event ids that are associated: us10007rcz. Exact location of earthquake, 153.3573° East, -6.3707° South, depth 62.54 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62.54 km (39 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/12/16 / 2016-12-19 12:47:39 / December 19, 2016 @ 12:47 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 22:47:39 / 10:47 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days sixty-nine, in the past 30 days sixty-nine and in the last 365 days ninety earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 213 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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