A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 95 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (59 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 151.5188° East, latitude -3.6336° South, depth = 391.07 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 391.07 km (243 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000669b. Id of event: us2000669b. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 09:18:43 / June 18, 2016 @ 9:18 am UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:18:43 / 7:18 pm (local time epicenter).
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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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: 95 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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