A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 98 km WNW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (61 miles). The temblor was picked up at 17:34:37 / 5:34 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 151.5872 East, latitude -3.4028 South, depth = 399.06 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004fs6. Id of event: us20004fs6. The epicenter was at a depth of 399.06 km (248 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/12/15 / 2015-12-05 07:34:37 / December 5, 2015 @ 7:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
Did you feel anything?
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: 98 km WNW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
Copyright © 2016 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply