A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:32:59 / 12:32 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20005ikp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005ikp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.57 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/04/16 / 2016-04-10 13:32:59 / April 10, 2016 @ 1:32 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 42.57 km, 155.2181° East, -6.5999° South.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 56 km (35 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop).
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 six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 43 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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