A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 115 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (71 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 151.0885° East, latitude -5.9827° South, depth = 52.21 km. Event id: us1000hxfi. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hxfi. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:32:18 / 9:32 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/11/18 / 2018-11-21 11:32:18 / November 21, 2018 @ 11:32 am. 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 52.21 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 115 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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