A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 163 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (101 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 18.85 km (12 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 22:38:13 / September 21, 2015 @ 10:38 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20003mmy. Event ids that are associated: us20003mmy. The temblor was reported at 08:38:13 / 8:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 151.5349° East, latitude -6.0508° South, depth = 18.85 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 163 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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