A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Popondetta in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/05/24 / 2024-05-17 10:48:37 / May 17, 2024 @ 10:48 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.849 km (73 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 148.017 East, latitude -8.4416 South, depth = 116.849 km. The temblor was detected at 10:48:37 / 10:48 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n0hv. Id of event: us6000n0hv.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokoda, Popondetta (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Popondetta (c. 28 200 pop), 57 km (36 miles) from Kokoda (c. 6 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 42 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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