A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 124 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (77 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:11:39 / 3:11 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10004u1i. Unique identifier: us10004u1i. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.4839 East, latitude -5.1677 South, depth = 170.49 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/02/16 / 2016-02-26 17:11:39 / February 26, 2016 @ 5:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 170.49 km (106 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 124 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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