A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 166 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (103 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/08/16 / 2016-08-12 00:18:10 / August 12, 2016 @ 12:18 am. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:18:10 / 10:18 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 150.5541° East, -7.3398° South. Id of earthquake: us10006ecn. Event ids that are associated: us10006ecn.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 166 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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