A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 171 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (106 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 151.6895° East, -5.7956° South, depth 47.68 km. Unique identifier: us2000c210. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000c210. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 47.68 km (30 miles). The temblor was reported at 03:30:03 / 3:30 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/12/17 / 2017-12-01 17:30:03 / December 1, 2017 @ 5:30 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 171 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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