A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was reported 100 kilometers (62 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 105.365 km (65 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mwhz. Id of event: us6000mwhz. The temblor was reported at 15:40:22 / 3:40 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 105.365 km, 146.7643° East, -5.8483° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/05/24 / 2024-05-05 15:40:22 / May 5, 2024 @ 3:40 pm.
The epicenter was 100 km (62 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 111 km (69 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kainantu, Lae. Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 100 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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