A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 149 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (93 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005z3h. Id of event: us20005z3h. Exact location of event, longitude 150.4666 East, latitude -3.8811 South, depth = 472.55 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/05/16 / 2016-05-29 23:19:04 / May 29, 2016 @ 11:19 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 472.55 km (294 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:19:04 / 9:19 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 149 km SSW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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