A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000n80d. Id of event: us6000n80d. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 147.3007 East, latitude -6.7112 South, depth = 59.22 km. The temblor was detected at 21:50:02 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/06/24 / 2024-06-24 21:50:02 / June 24, 2024 @ 9:50 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 59.22 km (37 miles).
The epicenter was 35 km (22 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Bulolo (c. 16 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Wau (c. 14 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wau, Bulolo, Lae. Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 33 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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