A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 111 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea (69 miles) on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 18:38:16 / 6:38 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 96.22 km, 153.8539° East, -5.0564° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/19 / 2019-12-16 08:38:16 / December 16, 2019 @ 8:38 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 96.22 km (60 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us70006tsd. Unique identifier: us70006tsd.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 111 km SE of Taron, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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