A earthquake with magnitude 6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 144 km NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (89 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/10/16 / 2016-10-15 08:03:38 / October 15, 2016 @ 8:03 am. Id of earthquake: us20007ebu. Event ids that are associated: us20007ebu. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 451.06 km (280 miles). The temblor was detected at 18:03:38 / 6:03 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 150.4088 East, latitude -4.2708 South, depth = 451.06 km.
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 144 km NNE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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