A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 155 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (96 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/12/16 / 2016-12-31 08:10:42 / December 31, 2016 @ 8:10 am. The temblor was reported at 18:10:42 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 44.51 km, 153.4931° East, -5.7994° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 44.51 km (28 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10007tya. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tya. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 155 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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