A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 123 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (76 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 152.7969° East, -5.5602° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000ixxk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000ixxk. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/12/18 / 2018-12-27 02:20:46 / December 27, 2018 @ 2:20 am. The temblor was reported at 12:20:46 / 12:20 pm (local time epicenter).
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 ten, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 123 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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