A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 53 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea (33 miles). Event id: us70007izm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70007izm. The temblor was reported at 21:24:22 / 9:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 05/02/20 / 2020-02-05 11:24:22 / February 5, 2020 @ 11:24 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 18.73 km, 152.9781° East, -4.9489° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.73 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 seventy-six 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 53 km S of Taron, Papua New Guinea.
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