A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 63 km NE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (39 miles). Event id: us1000d5a6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000d5a6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/03/18 / 2018-03-08 23:01:48 / March 8, 2018 @ 11:01 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 30.88 km (19 miles). The temblor was picked up at 09:01:48 / 9:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 153.504 East, latitude -4.1435 South, depth = 30.88 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-two 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 63 km NE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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