A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Kandrian in Papua New Guinea. Id of earthquake: us6000n8bb. Event ids that are associated: us6000n8bb. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/06/24 / 2024-06-12 07:04:18 / June 12, 2024 @ 7:04 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 149.3797° East, -5.5786° South, depth 171.564 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:04:18 / 7:04 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 171.564 km (107 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe (min 5000 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 four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 71 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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