A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 168 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea (104 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.01 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:04:06 / 1:04 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10007pv6. Event ids that are associated: us10007pv6. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.3922 East, latitude -5.208 South, depth = 91.01 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 14:04:06 / December 18, 2016 @ 2:04 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-nine, in the last 10 days eighty-one, in the past 30 days eighty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixteen 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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: 168 km NW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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