A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 161 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (100 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:10:51 / 6:10 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 154.0264° East, -6.3058° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ptc. Id of event: us10007ptc. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 20:10:51 / December 17, 2016 @ 8:10 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-six, in the last 10 days ninety-eight, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 161 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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