A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 128 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). Event id: us1000e81v. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000e81v. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/05/18 / 2018-05-16 19:42:58 / May 16, 2018 @ 7:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 151.1018° East, -6.2019° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 05:42:58 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 128 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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