A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/06/16 / 2016-06-07 14:29:01 / June 7, 2016 @ 2:29 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88.99 km (55 miles). Event id: us200062j6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200062j6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:29:01 / 12:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 88.99 km, 149.935° East, -5.7167° South.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 30 km (18 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 29 km SW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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