A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (77 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/01/17 / 2017-01-09 01:19:59 / January 9, 2017 @ 1:19 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007vhg. Unique identifier: us10007vhg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 11:19:59 / 11:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 154.3681° East, -6.1599° South, depth 10 km. 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 eleven, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 124 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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