A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (115 miles). Event id: us20003lw3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003lw3. The temblor was detected at 01:16:45 / 1:16 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 151.7156° East, latitude -6.1173° South, depth = 45.67 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 45.67 km (28 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/09/15 / 2015-09-19 15:16:45 / September 19, 2015 @ 3:16 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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: 185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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