A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea. Id of earthquake: us7000msdv. Event ids that are associated: us7000msdv. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 04:03:05 / 4:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 65.015 km, 154.8367° East, -6.3514° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.015 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/06/24 / 2024-06-08 04:03:05 / June 8, 2024 @ 4:03 am.
Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 71 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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