A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:54:27 / 5:54 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 07:54:27 / June 18, 2016 @ 7:54 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 406.34 km (252 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 150.1539 East, latitude -4.8033 South, depth = 406.34 km. Unique identifier: us2000669a. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000669a.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 82 km N of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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