A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:46:04 / 8:46 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/06/24 / 2024-06-09 20:46:04 / June 9, 2024 @ 8:46 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 97.973 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000mre0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mre0. Exact location, longitude 146.5097° East, latitude -6.3382° South, depth = 97.973 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Bulolo, Kainantu, Lae. Epicenter of the event was 68 km (42 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Bulolo (c. 16 000 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirteen 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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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 68 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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