A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 199 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (124 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:31:35 / 5:31 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/11/17 / 2017-11-18 19:31:35 / November 18, 2017 @ 7:31 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.6992 East, latitude -6.586 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000br54. Id of event: us2000br54.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 199 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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