A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us6000n0da. Event ids that are associated: us6000n0da. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/05/24 / 2024-05-23 04:19:02 / May 23, 2024 @ 4:19 am. Exact location of event, longitude 147.7626 East, latitude -6.209 South, depth = 101.473 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 101.473 km (63 miles). The temblor was reported at 04:19:02 / 4:19 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lae. Epicenter of the event was 103 km (64 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days fourteen and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 39 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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