A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 188 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (117 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.01 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 22:46:03 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/16 / 2016-06-22 12:46:03 / June 22, 2016 @ 12:46 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 35.01 km, 152.0327° East, -6.0453° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us200065yb. Unique identifier: us200065yb.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 188 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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