A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 158 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (98 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20002zhu. Event ids that are associated: us20002zhu. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 23:51:54 / July 5, 2015 @ 11:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 151.5402° East, -5.8586° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:51:54 / 9:51 am (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 nine, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 158 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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