A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Event id: us7000mqtn. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqtn. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/24 / 2024-06-06 22:00:57 / June 6, 2024 @ 10:00 pm. Exact location, longitude 141.877° East, latitude -3.0147° South, depth = 36.516 km. The temblor was detected at 22:00:57 / 10:00 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.516 km (23 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Vanimo, Vanimo, Aitape (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 74 km (46 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 54 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea.
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