A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 161 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (100 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us20003kj4. Event ids that are associated: us20003kj4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 151.5462 East, latitude -5.9471 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:23:35 / 6:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/09/15 / 2015-09-17 08:23:35 / September 17, 2015 @ 8:23 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and eighty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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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