A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was picked up at 03:08:35 / 3:08 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 151.9283° East, -4.4699° South, depth 156.303 km. Global time and date of event 02/08/24 / 2024-08-02 03:08:35 / August 2, 2024 @ 3:08 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nhhr. Id of event: us6000nhhr. The epicenter was at a depth of 156.303 km (97 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 41 km (25 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 39 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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