A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 85 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (53 miles). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:01:35 / 12:01 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 148.2017° East, -5.902° South, depth 79.62 km. Unique identifier: us100069uu. Ids that are associated to the event: us100069uu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.62 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/16 / 2016-07-30 14:01:35 / July 30, 2016 @ 2:01 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 85 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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