A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 109 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (68 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 92.84 km, 147.1417° East, -5.7436° South. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/10/15 / 2015-10-27 14:30:32 / October 27, 2015 @ 2:30 pm. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:30:32 / 12:30 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 92.84 km (58 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200040r5. Id of event: us200040r5.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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