A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 129 km WSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (80 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mx94. Id of event: us6000mx94. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 89.127 km (55 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:50:59 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 141.819 East, latitude -4.8197 South, depth = 89.127 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/05/24 / 2024-05-08 15:50:59 / May 8, 2024 @ 3:50 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 129 km WSW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea.
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