A light earthquake magnitude 4 (mg/mb) was reported Friday, 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 12:35:36 / 12:35 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 52.4 km (33 miles). Global time of event 20/03/15 / 2015-03-20 02:35:36 / March 20, 2015 @ 2:35 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 149.8803 East, latitude -6.2981 South, depth 52.4 km, unique identifier, us10001q85.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
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