A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Kainantu in Papua New Guinea. The epicenter was at a depth of 72.374 km (45 miles). The temblor was detected at 02:35:55 / 2:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 146.2209° East, -6.002° South, depth 72.374 km. Event id: us6000mx9y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000mx9y. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/05/24 / 2024-05-01 02:35:55 / May 1, 2024 @ 2:35 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Goroka, Kainantu (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 93 km (58 miles) from Goroka (c. 18 500 pop), 51 km (31 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 50 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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