A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 122 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (76 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:56:28 / 2:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 152.4245° East, -10.1159° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bkbt. Id of event: us1000bkbt. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 16:56:28 / December 2, 2017 @ 4:56 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 122 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea.
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