Thursday, October 15, 2015

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE, 4.4 MAG STRIKES NEAR PANGUNA IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA


A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 135 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (84 miles) on Thursday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 2015-10-15 04:00:21. Id of earthquake: us10003n1b. Event ids that are associated: us10003n1b. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:57:59 / 1:57 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 154.2606° East, -6.3936° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).




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