A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 123 km SSE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (76 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000aaig. Event ids that are associated: us6000aaig. Global time and date of event 12/06/20 / 2020-06-12 08:27:12 / June 12, 2020 @ 8:27 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 150.669° East, latitude -6.5344° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 08:27:12 / 8:27 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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