M4.7 earthquake near Kimbe, West New Britain Province
3650 d ago · 19 Oct 2016, 15:12 UTC 55 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 55 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea on 19 Oct 2016, 15:12 UTC at a depth of 88 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Kimbe, about 133 km away in West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
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