A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 22:38:11 / June 22, 2024 @ 10:38 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000n8xk. Unique identifier: us6000n8xk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.602 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 141.2972° East, latitude -2.7051° South, depth = 24.602 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:38:11 / 10:38 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 67 km (42 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop), 4 km (2 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 5 km (3 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Abepura, Jayapura, Vanimo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 2 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.
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