A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 125 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (78 miles) on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 184.6 km (115 miles). Global time and date of event 01/12/18 / 2018-12-01 05:39:19 / December 1, 2018 @ 5:39 am UTC/GMT. 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: us1000i3jw. Id of event: us1000i3jw. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:39:19 / 3:39 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 151.1746 East, latitude -5.078 South, depth = 184.6 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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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: 125 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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