A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 93 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (58 miles) on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us2000c57k. Event ids that are associated: us2000c57k. Exact location of earthquake, 147.9104° East, -5.7549° South, depth 24.77 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.77 km (15 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/12/17 / 2017-12-16 10:56:31 / December 16, 2017 @ 10:56 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:56:31 / 8:56 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-eight 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 quakes 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: 93 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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