A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was reported 150 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (93 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.711 km (54 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.7115 East, latitude -5.5811 South, depth = 86.711 km. The temblor was detected at 13:17:11 / 1:17 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000n013. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n013. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/05/24 / 2024-05-21 13:17:11 / May 21, 2024 @ 1:17 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 150 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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