A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 156 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea (97 miles) on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.0922 East, latitude -2.0278 South, depth = 10 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:46:37 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/05/24 / 2024-05-22 22:46:37 / May 22, 2024 @ 10:46 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mntu. Unique identifier: us7000mntu.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 156 km ENE of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea.
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