A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 107 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (66 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c227. Id of event: us2000c227. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 21:40:31 / 9:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 66.73 km, 154.5441° East, -6.086° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 66.73 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/12/17 / 2017-12-02 11:40:31 / December 2, 2017 @ 11:40 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-three 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 107 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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