A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 46.39 km (29 miles). The temblor was detected at 09:33:35 / 9:33 am (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 05/07/15 / 2015-07-05 23:33:35 / July 5, 2015 @ 11:33 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 151.9166 East, latitude -5.4327 South, depth = 46.39 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20002zhs. Id of event: us20002zhs.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 125 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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