A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 161 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (100 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/06/17 / 2017-06-08 15:46:16 / June 8, 2017 @ 3:46 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 01:46:16 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20009mp2. Id of event: us20009mp2. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.9277 East, latitude -3.7442 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 161 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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