A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 183 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (114 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 22:10:18 / 10:10 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 53.65 km (33 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.7017 East, latitude -6.1064 South, depth = 53.65 km. Unique identifier: us10003y33. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003y33. Exact time and date of earthquake 13/11/15 / 2015-11-13 12:10:18 / November 13, 2015 @ 12:10 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 183 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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