A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:35:40 / 5:35 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/07/24 / 2024-07-12 17:35:40 / July 12, 2024 @ 5:35 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 150.0941 East, latitude -5.3377 South, depth = 176.288 km. 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 176.288 km (110 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000myxa. Id of event: us7000myxa.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe. Epicenter of the event was 24 km (15 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 24 km NNW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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