A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 120 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (75 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 152.2346° East, -10.0303° South, depth 10 km. Id of earthquake: us2000b30s. Event ids that are associated: us2000b30s. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/10/17 / 2017-10-09 13:09:40 / October 9, 2017 @ 1:09 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 23:09:40 / 11:09 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 120 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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