A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 217 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (135 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 154.5894° East, -8.0661° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aups. Id of event: us1000aups. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/10/17 / 2017-10-15 16:36:36 / October 15, 2017 @ 4:36 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:36:36 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 217 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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