A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (mg/mb) has occurred on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was reported at 17:40:21 / 5:40 pm (local time epicenter) at a depth of 142.79 km (89 miles). Global time of event 13/04/15 / 2015-04-13 07:40:21 / April 13, 2015 @ 7:40 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 149.5859 East, latitude -5.8128 South, depth 142.79 km, unique identifier, us2000262f.
Close countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
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