A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 162.53 km (101 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:06:40 / 7:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 152.0623° East, latitude -4.5213° South, depth = 162.53 km. Id of earthquake: us7000d24t. Event ids that are associated: us7000d24t. Global time and date of event 13/01/21 / 2021-01-13 19:06:40 / January 13, 2021 @ 7:06 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 29 km (18 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 30 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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