A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 24 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (15 miles). Unique identifier: us6000ngpc. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ngpc. Exact location of event, depth 47.92 km, 148.0602° East, -6.5975° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 17/07/24 / 2024-07-17 16:35:35 / July 17, 2024 @ 4:35 pm UTC/GMT. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:35:35 / 4:35 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 47.92 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 24 km E of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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