A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 46 kilometers (29 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 17:31:01 / May 22, 2024 @ 5:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.7262 East, latitude -5.4927 South, depth = 225.569 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 225.569 km (140 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:31:01 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0b6. Id of event: us6000n0b6.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 47 km (29 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 46 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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