A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Exact location, longitude 151.3829° East, latitude -3.7984° South, depth = 10.256 km. The temblor was reported at 17:12:48 / 5:12 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/07/24 / 2024-07-12 17:12:48 / July 12, 2024 @ 5:12 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000myx6. Event ids that are associated: us7000myx6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.256 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 98 km (61 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 97 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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