A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 162 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (101 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.6084 East, latitude -5.8228 South, depth = 69.91 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:15:16 / 10:15 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 12:15:16 / December 18, 2016 @ 12:15 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69.91 km (43 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007puv. Id of event: us10007puv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-six, in the last 10 days ninety-three, in the past 30 days ninety-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 162 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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