A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 125 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (78 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n8ad. Id of event: us6000n8ad. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/06/24 / 2024-06-12 01:55:08 / June 12, 2024 @ 1:55 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 212.936 km (132 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:55:08 / 1:55 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.4214° East, -5.5026° South, depth 212.936 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 125 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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