A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 140 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (87 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 154.0569 East, latitude -5.2154 South, depth = 108.45 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.45 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 01:34:51 / 1:34 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10007rfl. Event ids that are associated: us10007rfl. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/12/16 / 2016-12-20 15:34:51 / December 20, 2016 @ 3:34 pm UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three 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 quakes in the world each year.
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