A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 158 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (98 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000d0h3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d0h3. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/02/18 / 2018-02-11 05:51:42 / February 11, 2018 @ 5:51 am. Exact location of earthquake, 153.3877° East, -5.8527° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:51:42 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter).
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 fifty-nine 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 158 km SSE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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