A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 136 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (85 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/12/16 / 2016-12-19 16:06:07 / December 19, 2016 @ 4:06 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 38.43 km (24 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.5545 East, latitude -5.5818 South, depth = 38.43 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:06:07 / 2:06 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007rdn. Id of event: us10007rdn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and twelve, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 136 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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