A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 116 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (72 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:21:19 / 4:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 154.6342° East, latitude -6.9454° South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/05/16 / 2016-05-19 18:21:19 / May 19, 2016 @ 6:21 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005y2f. Id of event: us20005y2f.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 116 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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