A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us100069g6. Unique identifier: us100069g6. The temblor was detected at 10:21:57 / 10:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 214.17 km, 150.7144° East, -5.1027° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/07/16 / 2016-07-27 00:21:57 / July 27, 2016 @ 12:21 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 214.17 km (133 miles).
Epicenter of the event was 80 km (50 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe.
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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 80 km NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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