A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 136 km NE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (85 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0c5. Id of event: us6000n0c5. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:00:32 / 9:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 21:00:32 / May 22, 2024 @ 9:00 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 151.7092° East, latitude -1.7542° South, depth = 10 km.
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 two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
Did you feel it?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 136 km NE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
Copyright © 2024 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply