A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 188 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (117 miles) on Sunday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:15:03 / 4:15 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.74 km (4 miles). Event id: us1000c1hh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c1hh. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 18:15:03 / January 6, 2018 @ 6:15 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 153.6322 East, latitude -6.0622 South, depth = 6.74 km.
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 sixty-five 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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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: 188 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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