A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Madang in Papua New Guinea on Monday. Event id: us6000n1ak. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n1ak. Exact location of event, depth 113.995 km, 145.257° East, -4.9266° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:21:43 / 8:21 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/05/24 / 2024-05-20 20:21:43 / May 20, 2024 @ 8:21 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 113.995 km (71 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Madang (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 67 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
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