A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 80.79 km (50 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 151.9192° East, -5.0272° South, depth 80.79 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/08/16 / 2016-08-06 21:14:40 / August 6, 2016 @ 9:14 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 07:14:40 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10006cce. Id of event: us10006cce.
Epicenter of the event was 84 km (52 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kokopo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 83 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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