A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 91 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (57 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 23:40:46 / November 16, 2018 @ 11:40 pm. Id of earthquake: us1000hvs6. Event ids that are associated: us1000hvs6. Exact location, longitude 148.6996° East, latitude -6.6061° South, depth = 35 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:40:46 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 91 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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