A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 111 km NW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (69 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 57.82 km (36 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:11:23 / 6:11 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/05/16 / 2016-05-31 08:11:23 / May 31, 2016 @ 8:11 am. Exact location of earthquake, 151.8404° East, -2.8547° South, depth 57.82 km. Id of earthquake: us200061t5. Event ids that are associated: us200061t5.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 111 km NW of Namatanai, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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