A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 22:51:57 / August 5, 2015 @ 10:51 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:51:57 / 9:51 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000340p. Id of event: us1000340p. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 62.45 km (39 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 62.45 km, 155.727° East, -6.9516° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arawa. Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 75 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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