A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 18 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (11 miles) on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.469 East, latitude -6.0754 South, depth = 59.17 km. 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 59.17 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 25/12/16 / 2016-12-25 15:14:16 / December 25, 2016 @ 3:14 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:14:16 / 1:14 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10007stx. Unique identifier: us10007stx.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-eight 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 18 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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