A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (69 miles) on Monday. Exact location of event, depth 23.16 km, 153.039° East, -5.4747° South. The temblor was detected at 01:11:19 / 1:11 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006rte. Id of event: us60006rte. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/19 / 2019-12-15 15:11:19 / December 15, 2019 @ 3:11 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.16 km (14 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 111 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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