A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 22 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (14 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 17/12/19 / 2019-12-17 13:37:41 / December 17, 2019 @ 1:37 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us70006u6n. Unique identifier: us70006u6n. The temblor was detected at 23:37:41 / 11:37 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location, longitude 149.4948° East, latitude -6.4163° South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. 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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 22 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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