A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 131 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (81 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:17:20 / 4:17 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred 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). Id of earthquake: us2000ivrx. Event ids that are associated: us2000ivrx. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.2496 East, latitude -5.5384 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/12/18 / 2018-12-21 06:17:20 / December 21, 2018 @ 6:17 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 131 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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