A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 272 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (169 miles). Global time and date of event 22/08/24 / 2024-08-22 18:10:38 / August 22, 2024 @ 6:10 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.4158 East, latitude -6.8061 South, depth = 10 km. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:10:38 / 6:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000n8tu. Event ids that are associated: us7000n8tu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. 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 three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. 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: 272 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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