A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Unique identifier: us6000n0gu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000n0gu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 154.9814° East, latitude -6.2077° South, depth = 60.353 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/05/24 / 2024-05-16 03:39:53 / May 16, 2024 @ 3:39 am. The temblor was picked up at 03:39:53 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.353 km (38 miles).
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa. Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (38 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop).
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 two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. 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: 56 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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