A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Event id: us7000mtvb. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mtvb. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.5125 East, latitude -5.1918 South, depth = 41.721 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:51:56 / 10:51 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/06/24 / 2024-06-21 22:51:56 / June 21, 2024 @ 10:51 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 41.721 km (26 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Event epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kokopo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven 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. 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: 97 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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