A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 86 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (53 miles) on Saturday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:38:11 / 5:38 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/12/17 / 2017-12-22 19:38:11 / December 22, 2017 @ 7:38 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.27 km (9 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000c15g. Id of event: us1000c15g. Exact location of earthquake, 152.9981° East, -5.2451° South, depth 15.27 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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