A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Global time and date of event 16/05/24 / 2024-05-16 07:49:50 / May 16, 2024 @ 7:49 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 07:49:50 / 7:49 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000n0gy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0gy. Exact location of event, depth 10.638 km, 151.4634° East, -3.8859° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.638 km (7 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rabaul (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (53 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 85 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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