A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 123 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (76 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 14.5 km (9 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/12/18 / 2018-12-17 16:05:40 / December 17, 2018 @ 4:05 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 02:05:40 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 154.3731° East, latitude -6.1866° South, depth = 14.5 km. Unique identifier: us2000ivyf. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000ivyf.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 123 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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