A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 125 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (78 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us2000brxm. Event ids that are associated: us2000brxm. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:37:31 / 8:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 152.7706° East, -5.5724° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/17 / 2017-11-11 22:37:31 / November 11, 2017 @ 10:37 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 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: 125 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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