A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea (62 miles) on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 152.515° East, -9.9273° South, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 26/12/19 / 2019-12-26 06:05:23 / December 26, 2019 @ 6:05 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70006xq5. Event ids that are associated: us70006xq5. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was detected at 16:05:23 / 4:05 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 99 km SSW of Kulumadau, Papua New Guinea.
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