A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 155 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (96 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 151.509 East, latitude -5.8914 South, depth = 70.17 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/06/15 / 2015-06-22 11:05:23 / June 22, 2015 @ 11:05 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002w00. Id of event: us20002w00. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 70.17 km (44 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:05:23 / 9:05 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 155 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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