A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 141 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (88 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 385.7 km (240 miles). Exact location of event, depth 385.7 km, 154.2379° East, -4.887° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ds2h. Unique identifier: us1000ds2h. The temblor was picked up at 01:29:29 / 1:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/04/18 / 2018-04-25 15:29:29 / April 25, 2018 @ 3:29 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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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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. 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: 141 km ESE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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