A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Ambunti in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude 142.6256 East, latitude -3.9468 South, depth = 147.133 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nhdq. Id of event: us6000nhdq. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/24 / 2024-07-20 01:49:15 / July 20, 2024 @ 1:49 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 147.133 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 01:49:15 / 1:49 am (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aitape (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 36 km NW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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