A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 184 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (114 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 06:57:53 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 20:57:53 / December 17, 2016 @ 8:57 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.8275 East, latitude -6.1497 South, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us2000821w. Unique identifier: us2000821w. 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 one hundred and four, in the last 10 days one hundred and six, in the past 30 days one hundred and eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 184 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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