A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 117 km NE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (73 miles). The temblor was detected at 10:34:35 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/12/17 / 2017-12-13 00:34:35 / December 13, 2017 @ 12:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 384.01 km (239 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000btsg. Event ids that are associated: us1000btsg. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 153.8366 East, latitude -3.7716 South, depth = 384.01 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km NE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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