A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 146 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (91 miles) on Friday. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/01/18 / 2018-01-05 07:37:42 / January 5, 2018 @ 7:37 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 45.69 km (28 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:37:42 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 153.5883° East, latitude -5.6739° South, depth = 45.69 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000c112. Event ids that are associated: us1000c112.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 146 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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