A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 109 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (68 miles) on Sunday. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:19:55 / 5:19 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us100072zm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100072zm. 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: 29/10/16 / 2016-10-29 19:19:55 / October 29, 2016 @ 7:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.5869 East, latitude -4.7363 South, depth = 583.59 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 583.59 km (363 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 109 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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