A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 112 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea (70 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006tf4. Id of event: us70006tf4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 152.6239 East, latitude -5.4025 South, depth = 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:47:33 / 3:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/01/20 / 2020-01-02 05:47:33 / January 2, 2020 @ 5:47 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
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 three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days sixty-six 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: 112 km SSW of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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