A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Ambunti in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 01:18:12 / 1:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 90.94 km (57 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003vyr. Event ids that are associated: us10003vyr. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/11/15 / 2015-11-09 15:18:12 / November 9, 2015 @ 3:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 143.2703 East, latitude -4.2783 South, depth = 90.94 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Wewak (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Wewak (c. 18 200 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 47 km E of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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