A earthquake magnitude 6 (ml/mb) strikes 153 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (95 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003jyz. Id of event: us20003jyz. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/09/15 / 2015-09-16 14:03:22 / September 16, 2015 @ 2:03 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 151.4536° East, -6.0008° South, depth 6.27 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.27 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:03:22 / 12:03 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 153 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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