A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 81 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (50 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/03/16 / 2016-03-25 17:48:31 / March 25, 2016 @ 5:48 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:48:31 / 3:48 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 142.1168° East, -4.1473° South, depth 105.78 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005cgh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005cgh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 105.78 km (66 miles).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 81 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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