A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 138 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (86 miles) on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.0612 East, latitude -5.1722 South, depth = 116.31 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.31 km (72 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007m7w. Id of event: us10007m7w. Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/16 / 2016-12-23 13:42:13 / December 23, 2016 @ 1:42 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 23:42:13 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eleven, in the last 10 days eighty-nine, in the past 30 days ninety-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 138 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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