A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 99 km NW of Kokoda, Papua New Guinea (62 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.7 km (38 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 147.2142° East, -8.1477° South, depth 61.7 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/01/17 / 2017-01-16 06:48:05 / January 16, 2017 @ 6:48 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:48:05 / 4:48 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007tgn. Event ids that are associated: us10007tgn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 99 km NW of Kokoda, Papua New Guinea.
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