A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. The epicenter was at a depth of 118.83 km (74 miles). The temblor was reported at 02:46:36 / 2:46 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/08/16 / 2016-08-02 16:46:36 / August 2, 2016 @ 4:46 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us10006aex. Unique identifier: us10006aex. Exact location of event, depth 118.83 km, 150.5406° East, -5.2653° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearby 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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 54 km NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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