A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 114 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:08:45 / 1:08 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10007dji. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dji. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53.13 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/16 / 2016-11-16 15:08:45 / November 16, 2016 @ 3:08 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.0794 East, latitude -5.9815 South, depth = 53.13 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 114 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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