A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:16:03 / 3:16 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 28/08/15 / 2015-08-28 05:16:03 / August 28, 2015 @ 5:16 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us20003hrw. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003hrw. The epicenter was at a depth of 41.45 km (26 miles). Exact location of event, depth 41.45 km, 149.6846° East, -6.1485° South.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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: 16 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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