A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (68 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.4863 East, latitude -6.2275 South, depth = 65.25 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/01/17 / 2017-01-15 15:26:32 / January 15, 2017 @ 3:26 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 65.25 km (41 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:26:32 / 1:26 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tea. Id of event: us10007tea.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 110 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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