A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 91 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (57 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 47.09 km (29 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:37:15 / 2:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 47.09 km, 153.429° East, -5.1881° 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: us1000bu6t. Id of event: us1000bu6t. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/17 / 2017-12-21 04:37:15 / December 21, 2017 @ 4:37 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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