A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was picked up at 06:13:58 / 6:13 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/03/16 / 2016-03-02 20:13:58 / March 2, 2016 @ 8:13 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 69.45 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10004u6b. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004u6b. Exact location, longitude 150.0053° East, latitude -6.1801° South, depth = 69.45 km.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 72 km (45 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 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 three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 50 km E of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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