A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 87 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (54 miles) on Sunday. Unique identifier: us1000e794. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e794. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 148.7636 East, latitude -6.1724 South, depth = 78.1 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 78.1 km (49 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/18 / 2018-05-13 13:13:17 / May 13, 2018 @ 1:13 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 23:13:17 / 11:13 pm (local time epicenter).
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 thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 87 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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