A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 97 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (60 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:26:55 / 1:26 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 60.24 km, 154.6116° East, -6.4569° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000cl7b. Event ids that are associated: us2000cl7b. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60.24 km (37 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/01/18 / 2018-01-06 15:26:55 / January 6, 2018 @ 3:26 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 97 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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