A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 99 kilometers (62 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea. Exact location, longitude 147.132° East, latitude -5.8323° South, depth = 91.647 km. Global time and date of event 25/08/24 / 2024-08-25 15:35:08 / August 25, 2024 @ 3:35 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:35:08 / 3:35 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 91.647 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000n9bs. Id of event: us7000n9bs.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 100 km (62 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lae (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. 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: 99 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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