A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. Global time and date of event 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 18:32:08 / August 22, 2024 @ 6:32 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 151.9083° East, -3.6573° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000n8tx. Event ids that are associated: us7000n8tx. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:32:08 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kokopo, Rabaul. 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 nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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