A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 136 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (85 miles) on Tuesday. Unique identifier: us10007rfg. Ids that are associated to the event: us10007rfg. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 26.68 km (17 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:45:48 / 11:45 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/16 / 2016-12-20 13:45:48 / December 20, 2016 @ 1:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 154.2634° East, latitude -6.5095° South, depth = 26.68 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and one, in the past 30 days one hundred and one and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 136 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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