A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 136 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea (85 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000d5vh. Unique identifier: us1000d5vh. The temblor was reported at 07:46:08 / 7:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 197.54 km (123 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 147.0107° East, latitude -5.4501° South, depth = 197.54 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/03/18 / 2018-03-17 21:46:08 / March 17, 2018 @ 9:46 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 136 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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