A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (113 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 151.7453 East, latitude -5.9424 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/11/16 / 2016-11-13 16:32:42 / November 13, 2016 @ 4:32 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 02:32:42 / 2:32 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007dd5. Id of event: us10007dd5.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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