A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (100 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 22.04 km (14 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20003k32. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003k32. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:38:35 / 4:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 18:38:35 / September 16, 2015 @ 6:38 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.5183 East, latitude -6.044 South, depth = 22.04 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 161 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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