A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 134 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (83 miles). 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 184.02 km (114 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:10:19 / 3:10 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000n0al. Event ids that are associated: us7000n0al. Exact location of earthquake, 147.1295° East, -5.5159° South, depth 184.02 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/07/24 / 2024-07-10 03:10:19 / July 10, 2024 @ 3:10 am.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 134 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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