A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 20 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (12 miles) on Tuesday. Exact location, longitude 142.9819° East, latitude -4.14° South, depth = 94.844 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 94.844 km (59 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:33:08 / 3:33 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000mq9s. Event ids that are associated: us7000mq9s. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/05/24 / 2024-05-28 03:33:08 / May 28, 2024 @ 3:33 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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