A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 111 kilometers (69 miles) from Porgera in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 142.3232° East, latitude -5.9609° South, depth = 20.59 km. Event id: us200065ie. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065ie. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/06/16 / 2016-06-13 16:51:37 / June 13, 2016 @ 4:51 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 02:51:37 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 20.59 km (13 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 111 km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea.
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