A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 70 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (43 miles). The temblor was picked up at 14:23:24 / 2:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 52.33 km (33 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 14/09/15 / 2015-09-14 04:23:24 / September 14, 2015 @ 4:23 am. Exact location of earthquake, 147.6788° East, -5.9902° South, depth 52.33 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003p14. Id of event: us20003p14. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 70 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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