A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 13:13:14 / 1:13 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/08/24 / 2024-08-15 13:13:14 / August 15, 2024 @ 1:13 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 147.0471° East, -7.0075° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us7000n75k. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000n75k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 32 km (20 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Bulolo (c. 16 000 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Wau (c. 14 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Wau, Bulolo, Lae.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 31 km S of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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