A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 98 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (61 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 153.5935° East, -5.154° South, depth 60 km. Event id: us70006ej2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006ej2. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60 km (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 01:08:29 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/11/19 / 2019-11-24 15:08:29 / November 24, 2019 @ 3:08 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 98 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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