A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 114 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 00:11:44 / 12:11 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 569.56 km, 149.5926° East, -4.6694° South. Id of earthquake: us70004b8a. Event ids that are associated: us70004b8a. The epicenter was at a depth of 569.56 km (354 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/06/19 / 2019-06-27 14:11:44 / June 27, 2019 @ 2:11 pm.
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 six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 114 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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