A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 50 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (31 miles) on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:17:38 / 7:17 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/06/18 / 2018-06-02 21:17:38 / June 2, 2018 @ 9:17 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.04 km (33 miles). Exact location, longitude 153.3318° East, latitude -4.8079° South, depth = 53.04 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000ehjs. Unique identifier: us1000ehjs. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 50 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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