A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 121 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (75 miles). The temblor was reported at 07:21:38 / 7:21 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 147.4855° East, latitude -3.1141° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/08/24 / 2024-08-09 07:21:38 / August 9, 2024 @ 7:21 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000nj1c. Event ids that are associated: us6000nj1c.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 121 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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